Weather Records on 16 December 2020

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2020. Highest significance: Wingham (Lanark Close), AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 2020

On 16 December 2020, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 401 daily.
Wingham (Lanark Close) set a daily record precipitation of 114.6 mm (4.5 in) on 16 December 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 16 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodward	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Tipperary)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisdale (Pappinbarra Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.4 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killawarra (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nana Glen (Cowling Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 16 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 16 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2020

Top 20 records on 16 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2020	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 December 2020	Coraki Post Office, AU	monthly rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	131 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Fargo 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Richfield, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	124 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Woodward, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	106 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Gulkana AP, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Arnett 3NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Binghamton, US	daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	116 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Williamsport Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2020	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2020	Follett, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2020	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2020	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2020	Krambach (Tipperary), AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2020	Hollisdale (Pappinbarra Rd), AU	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2020	Danbury, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	70 years	54 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 415 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 50	309
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4