Weather Records on 15 December 1961

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1961. Highest significance: Dulacca Truck Stop, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1961

On 15 December 1961, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 862 daily.
Dulacca Truck Stop set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 15 December 1961.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 15 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitby Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murrabit R.W.C.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vieta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Mycumbene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 682, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 15 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	682
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 15 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1961

Top 20 records on 15 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1961	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1961	Cape Leeuwin, AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1961	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Ohotsk, RU	monthly rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Chinle, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Bodangora Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Whitby Falls, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Murrabit R.W.C., AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1961	Matong (Bonnie Doon), AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	50 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 883 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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Data for records on 1961-12-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	776
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2