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Weather Records on 31 December 1915

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1915. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 31 December 1915

  • On 31 December 1915, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 31 December 1915.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 31 December 1915 32 station records on 31 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 31 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
CultowaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature2.9 C (37.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-17.0 C (1.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CarrietonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
YallaroiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
BlinmanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 31 December 1915 by type Records set or tied on 31 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 31 December 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 December 1915 by timescale Records on 31 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31.
Records on 31 December 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1915 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 215 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 521
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1915
Top 20 records on 31 December 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 December 1915Oxford, GBdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)64 years31 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Dohne (Sar), ZAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)8 years29 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Bingara (Keera), AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Cet Central England, GBdaily high max13.1 C (55.6 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Cultowa, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Blinman (Wirrealpa), AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high min2.9 C (37.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Bjuraker, SEdaily low max-13.0 C (8.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min-21.1 C (-6.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Wilcannia (Reid St), AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Vastervik, SEdaily low min-17.0 C (1.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Carrieton, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Yallaroi, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Nurnberg, DEdaily high min5.3 C (41.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1915Plauen, DEdaily high min4.5 C (40.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years9 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

1797 to 1915
Records on 12-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1915. 1915 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11799: 21826: 11836: 11842: 21850: 31853: 11854: 11859: 11860: 11867: 11870: 21872: 21874: 41875: 21876: 21878: 21879: 21880: 21882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 21890: 21891: 81892: 41895: 41897: 61898: 51899: 41900: 31901: 161902: 31903: 31904: 111905: 91906: 311907: 111908: 71909: 51910: 251911: 141912: 171913: 461914: 341915: 321916: 251917: 2391918: 241919: 381920: 641921: 1301922: 831923: 2801924: 1131925: 1831926: 771927: 4911928: 531929: 2241930: 581931: 5431932: 3941933: 4091934: 1811935: 3091936: 5671937: 5001938: 2471939: 2981940: 4671941: 1591942: 3521943: 1591944: 2591945: 2101946: 7071947: 4611948: 5911949: 3841950: 3101951: 1,4211952: 3771953: 4101954: 2861955: 4291956: 2161957: 7241958: 5841959: 4141960: 3891961: 3091962: 8101963: 1,0151964: 3881965: 1,3711966: 3261967: 1,0231968: 1,3711969: 8251970: 5791971: 5681972: 8361973: 1,3701974: 5901975: 7911976: 1,3061977: 6411978: 2,7911979: 4481980: 1,4481981: 7861982: 6391983: 2,2201984: 9421985: 5931986: 6161987: 8451988: 6001989: 5061990: 1,3791991: 7031992: 1,0621993: 7181994: 8781995: 1,1511996: 2,2021997: 9881998: 7391999: 5242000: 1,5752001: 7482002: 1,2322003: 5232004: 1,2782005: 9592006: 2,0892007: 6522008: 6562009: 8672010: 1,5442011: 7392012: 8032013: 6062014: 9032015: 7482016: 6782017: 1,5892018: 6202019: 5932020: 4892021: 1,7392022: 1,4972023: 4742024: 4602025: 7601797187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1915. 1915 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-31 in each year
YearRecords
17971
17992
18261
18361
18422
18503
18531
18541
18591
18601
18671
18702
18722
18744
18752
18762
18782
18792
18802
18821
18842
18851
18863
18871
18882
18902
18918
18924
18954
18976
18985
18994
19003
190116
19023
19033
190411
19059
190631
190711
19087
19095
191025
191114
191217
191346
191434
191532
191625
1917239
191824
191938
192064
1921130
192283
1923280
1924113
1925183
192677
1927491
192853
1929224
193058
1931543
1932394
1933409
1934181
1935309
1936567
1937500
1938247
1939298
1940467
1941159
1942352
1943159
1944259
1945210
1946707
1947461
1948591
1949384
1950310
19511,421
1952377
1953410
1954286
1955429
1956216
1957724
1958584
1959414
1960389
1961309
1962810
19631,015
1964388
19651,371
1966326
19671,023
19681,371
1969825
1970579
1971568
1972836
19731,370
1974590
1975791
19761,306
1977641
19782,791
1979448
19801,448
1981786
1982639
19832,220
1984942
1985593
1986616
1987845
1988600
1989506
19901,379
1991703
19921,062
1993718
1994878
19951,151
19962,202
1997988
1998739
1999524
20001,575
2001748
20021,232
2003523
20041,278
2005959
20062,089
2007652
2008656
2009867
20101,544
2011739
2012803
2013606
2014903
2015748
2016678
20171,589
2018620
2019593
2020489
20211,739
20221,497
2023474
2024460
2025760

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).