Weather Records on 15 December 1931

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1931. Highest significance: Jamkhed, IN.

Key Facts for 15 December 1931

On 15 December 1931, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 280 daily.
Jamkhed set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 15 December 1931.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 15 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1931

Top 20 records on 15 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1931	Jamkhed, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Jamkhandi, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Gotska Sandon, SE	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Hungund, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Challakire, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Shrigonda, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Udipi, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1931	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Patan, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Saguache, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1931	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 284 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1931-12-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	249
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1