Weather Records on 20 December 2016

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 2016. Highest significance: Turany, CZ.

Key Facts for 20 December 2016

On 20 December 2016, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 585 daily.
Turany set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 20 December 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 20 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalie Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhoture	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nadym	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-47.4 C (-53.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iizuka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ono-I-Lau	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Choir	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sainshand	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-44.2 C (-47.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ivdel	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Serov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leusi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiska	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Konya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 20 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 20 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 2016

Top 20 records on 20 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 2016	Turany, CZ	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2016	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Changchun, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Zhangwu, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Cagliari, IT	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Graman (Ulupna), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Chief Joseph Dam, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	124 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Atoka, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Sotchi, RU	daily low max	2.6 C (36.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Petrun, RU	daily low max	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Cherdyn', RU	daily low max	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily low min	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2016	Big Timber, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	39 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 603 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	474
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1