Weather Records on 15 December 1941

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1941. Highest significance: Pollachi, IN.

Key Facts for 15 December 1941

On 15 December 1941, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 369 daily.
Pollachi set a daily record precipitation of 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 15 December 1941.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 15 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Sir Samuel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braeside 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 15 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1941

Top 20 records on 15 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1941	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1941	Coodardy, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1941	Lawlers, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1941	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Madanapalli, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Tirukkattupalli, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Coloso, PR	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Le Grand, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Markapur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Saentis, CH	daily high max	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Mount Sir Samuel, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1941	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	26 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 373 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	294
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2