Weather Records on 15 December 1960

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1960. Highest significance: Mullaley Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1960

On 15 December 1960, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 306 daily.
Mullaley Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 15 December 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 15 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 15 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 15 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 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 1960

Top 20 records on 15 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1960	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Caroona (West Mooki), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Curlewis Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Breeza (Main Street), AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1960	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1960	Hatch, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1960	Huntingdon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	33 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 313 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	240
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1