Weather Records on 16 December 2017

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2017. Highest significance: Bergland Dam, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 2017

On 16 December 2017, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 344 daily.
Bergland Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 16 December 2017.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 16 December 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tepic (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu	France	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philibert Tsiranana	Madagascar	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Billingsa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ceres Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Cuarto Area de Material	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asotin 14 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hailun	China	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Constanta	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Certkovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 16 December 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 16 December 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2017

Top 20 records on 16 December 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2017	Bergland Dam, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2017	Yulin, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Changchun, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Carthage, TN	daily low min	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Jokkmokk, SE	daily snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Rosalia, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Tepic (Obs), MX	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Tahoe City, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Debrecen, HU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Odesa, UA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Aspendell, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2017	Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu, FR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2017	Surigao, PH	monthly low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 349 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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 20	244
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3