Weather Records on 18 December 2016

1,821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 2016. Highest significance: Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES.

Key Facts for 18 December 2016

On 18 December 2016, 1,821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 985 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,775 daily.
Murcia/Alcantarilla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.4 mm (4.4 in) on 18 December 2016.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,821 stations

1,821 station records on 18 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.2 C (-36.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nabouwalu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dobuilevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palma de Mallorca Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,821 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 345, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 640, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 18 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	345
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	640
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 18 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 1,775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,514 broken records

Margins by which the 1,514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 2016

Top 20 records on 18 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 2016	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	monthly rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2016	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2016	Donora 1 SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2016	Las Animas, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Miller, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Haswell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Charleroi Lock 4, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Glen Harding, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Valencia, ES	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Tribune 1W, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Wallace, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Ashland, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Sublette 7WSW, US	monthly low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Cody, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2016	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	monthly low min	-38.2 C (-36.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 1,821 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,442
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2