Weather Records on 15 December 1915

180 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1915. Highest significance: Narrabri Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1915

On 15 December 1915, 180 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 179 daily.
Narrabri Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 15 December 1915.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

180 stations

180 station records on 15 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons Mount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brundah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

180 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 December 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1915

Top 20 records on 15 December 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1915	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1915	Hvar, HR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1915	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1915	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Robertsons Mount, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Tarriaro, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Bjuraker, SE	daily low max	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Gilgoin, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Queanbeyan 2, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Brewon, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Gunnedah Pool, AU	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1915	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	25 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 180 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	151
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1