Weather Records on 16 December 2024

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2024. Highest significance: Toombul Bowls Club, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 2024

On 16 December 2024, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 741 daily.
Toombul Bowls Club set a daily record precipitation of 117.8 mm (4.6 in) on 16 December 2024.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 16 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Vallbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Island Eurong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Billings 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brest	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona 5 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cochabamba	Bolivia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helgoland	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramsjoholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whyalla Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 314, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	314
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2024

Top 20 records on 16 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2024	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2024	Vallbo, SE	monthly rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2024	Payette, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	125 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2024	Lakeview, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2024	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2024	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Bundaberg Aero, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Round Spring 2SW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	130 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	29.6 C (85.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	123 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Tannymorel, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Richfield, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Munising, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Sunbury, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Hillsboro, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Watalgan Winfield Rd, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Fraser Island Eurong, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2024	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	109 years	41 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 755 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	641
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1