Weather Records on 15 December 1932

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1932. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1932

On 15 December 1932, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 374 daily.
Webster City set a daily record snow depth of 190.5 cm (75.0 in) on 15 December 1932.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 15 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 15 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 15 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1932

Top 20 records on 15 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1932	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1932	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1932	Milan, IT	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	117 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1932	Kingfisher, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1932	Loxton (Pyap), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Longview, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Pinal Rch, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Puttur, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Walnut Grove, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1932	Henrietta, US	monthly snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	22 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 385 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 200	320
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1