Weather Records on 15 December 1947

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1947. Highest significance: Yellavaram, IN.

Key Facts for 15 December 1947

On 15 December 1947, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 594 daily.
Yellavaram set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 15 December 1947.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 15 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 505, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 15 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	505
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 15 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1947

Top 20 records on 15 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1947	Yellavaram, IN	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1947	Tadepalligudem, IN	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1947	Tenali, IN	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1947	Machilipatnam, IN	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1947	Vijayawada, IN	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1947	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Tuni, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Manginapudi, IN	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Srikakulam, IN	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Palakonda, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Rajahmundry, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Razole(Rajole), IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Narsapur, IN	monthly rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1947	Rapalle, IN	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	54 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 634 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	434
20 to 40	81
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	27
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	4