Weather Records on 15 December 1924

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1924. Highest significance: Curraweena, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1924

On 15 December 1924, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 340 daily.
Curraweena set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 15 December 1924.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 15 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Mulya Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 340.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1924

Top 20 records on 15 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1924	Curraweena, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Kentani (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Coronga Peak, AU	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Albury, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Mandamar, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Dunlop, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Brae Springs, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Jingellic, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1924	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	34 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 358 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 25	302
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1