Weather Records on 15 December 1944

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1944. Highest significance: Saboeiro, BR.

Key Facts for 15 December 1944

On 15 December 1944, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 277 daily.
Saboeiro set a daily record precipitation of 70.3 mm (2.8 in) on 15 December 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 15 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Speewa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 15 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 15 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1944

Top 20 records on 15 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1944	Saboeiro, BR	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1944	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1944	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1944	Batalha, BR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1944	Sivagiri, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1944	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Crateus, BR	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Pau Dos Ferros, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Jardim, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Tashkent, UZ	daily low min	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Iguatu, BR	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1944	Petrolina, BR	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	25 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 281 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 100	228
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1