Weather Records on 15 December 1936

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1936. Highest significance: Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1936

On 15 December 1936, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 282 daily.
Pira Wild Horse Plains set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 15 December 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 15 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alaga	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 15 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1936

Top 20 records on 15 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1936	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Jandowae Post Office, AU	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Nethercote, AU	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Lila Lower, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Murrawombi, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	Santa Clara UNIV, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1936	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 286 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	207
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1