Weather Records on 15 December 1935

140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1935. Highest significance: Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 December 1935

On 15 December 1935, 140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 137 daily.
Heidelberg Cape (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 15 December 1935.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

140 stations

140 station records on 15 December 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

140 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1935

Top 20 records on 15 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1935	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1935	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1935	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1935	Washington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1935	Fort Beaufort, ZA	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1935	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1935	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1935	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1935	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Sycamore, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1935	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	22 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 140 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	94
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1