Weather Records on 15 December 1949

135 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1949. Highest significance: Waseca, CA.

Key Facts for 15 December 1949

On 15 December 1949, 135 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 131 daily.
Waseca set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 15 December 1949.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

135 stations

135 station records on 15 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

135 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 131.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

107 broken records

Margins by which the 107 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1949

Top 20 records on 15 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1949	Waseca, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1949	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1949	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Athabasca, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Prince, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Scott Cda, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Anadyr, RU	daily high min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	W Pt, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Waneta, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Pahala 21, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1949	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	23 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 135 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 25	87
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1