Weather Records on 15 December 1965

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1965. Highest significance: Blackville Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1965

On 15 December 1965, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 734 daily.
Blackville Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 15 December 1965.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 15 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 439, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 15 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	439
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 15 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 640.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1965

Top 20 records on 15 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1965	Blackville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1965	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1965	Waipahu 750, US	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1965	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1965	Uanda, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1965	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1965	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1965	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Bearbung (Aller), AU	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Cowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Avondale, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Warrumbungle Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1965	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 759 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 100	647
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1