Weather Records on 15 December 1951

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1951. Highest significance: Enosburg Falls, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1951

On 15 December 1951, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 450 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 938 daily.
Enosburg Falls set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 15 December 1951.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 15 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 336, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 148, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 15 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	336
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	148
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 15 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1951

Top 20 records on 15 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1951	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1951	Acude General Sampaio, BR	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Farrell Sharon, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Caracara, BR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Itatira, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Port Campbell (Waare), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Carthage, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Le Claire, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1951	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	43 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 962 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 50	750
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1