Weather Records on 15 December 1975

1,230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1975. Highest significance: Nathalia (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1975

On 15 December 1975, 1,230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
610 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,195 daily.
Nathalia (Post Office) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.8 mm (2.9 in) on 15 December 1975.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,230 stations

1,230 station records on 15 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gertspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,230 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 385, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 495, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	385
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	495
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 1,195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,033 broken records

Margins by which the 1,033 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1975

Top 20 records on 15 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1975	Nathalia (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1975	Wentworth Post Office, AU	monthly rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1975	Makakatana, ZA	monthly rain	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1975	Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle), AU	monthly rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1975	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1975	Yackandandah, AU	monthly rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Kalabasput, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Eston, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Koegasbrug, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	49 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 1,230 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 20	932
20 to 40	70
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1