Weather Records on 16 December 2021

1,485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2021. Highest significance: Dangara, TJ.

Key Facts for 16 December 2021

On 16 December 2021, 1,485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,265 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 206 monthly and 1,278 daily.
Dangara set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 16 December 2021.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,485 stations

1,485 station records on 16 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dangara	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Floodwood 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,485 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 756, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 509, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 16 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	756
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	509
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 16 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 206, daily 1,278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,225 broken records

Margins by which the 1,225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2021

Top 20 records on 16 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2021	Dangara, TJ	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2021	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Brainerd, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Eveleth Wwtp, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Tonopah, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Tower 2S, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	119 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Floodwood 2E, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Hillsdale Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Steffenville, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Mina, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Brownwood 2NE, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Knoxville, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	127 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Osage City, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Benson, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Gull Lake Dam, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Junction 4SSW, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Waldron, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2021	Oconto 4 W, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	108 years	48 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 1,485 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	1,204
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1