Weather Records on 19 December 2016

1,080 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2016. Highest significance: Buffalo Bill Dam, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2016

On 19 December 2016, 1,080 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 525 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Buffalo Bill Dam set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 19 December 2016.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,080 stations

1,080 station records on 19 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Packwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dworshak Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	179.2 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.6 C (-42.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,080 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 215, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 310, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 19 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	215
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	310
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 19 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

863 broken records

Margins by which the 863 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

19 December 2016

Top 20 records on 19 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2016	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2016	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2016	Packwood, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Dworshak Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Batesburg, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Sheldon, US	monthly low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Allerton, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Wallace, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Murcia/San Javier, ES	all-time rain	179.2 mm (7.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Winterset 4N, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Ashland, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Fokstua, NO	monthly high min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2016	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	130 years	43 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 1,080 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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	814
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4