Weather Records on 16 December 2023

841 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2023. Highest significance: Orlando Executive AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 2023

On 16 December 2023, 841 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
569 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 827 daily.
Orlando Executive AP set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 16 December 2023.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

841 stations

841 station records on 16 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.2 mm (8.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Topaz	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aasufou	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conondale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philip S W Goldson Intl	Belize	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highbury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Sanford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Ardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

841 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

711 broken records

Margins by which the 711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2023

Top 20 records on 16 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2023	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 December 2023	Cairns Post Office, AU	monthly rain	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2023	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	105 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2023	Susendal, NO	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	124 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2023	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	daily rain	208.2 mm (8.2 in)	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2023	Topaz, AU	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Maristova, NO	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	124 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Canakkale, TR	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Aasufou, AS	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Walkamin Research Station, AU	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Pago Pago WSO AP, AS	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Conondale Township, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Greenhaven, AU	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Bulken, NO	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Philip S W Goldson Intl, BZ	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Allerton, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	114 years	44 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 841 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	674
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2