Weather Records on 15 December 1981

1,243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1981. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 15 December 1981

On 15 December 1981, 1,243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,194 daily.
Freiburg set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 15 December 1981.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,243 stations

1,243 station records on 15 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tusket	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reutlingen-Betzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roseway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kropotkin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waldeck	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorjacij Kljuc	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,243 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 462, Heaviest daily snowfall 138, Deepest snow cover 162.

Records on 15 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	462
Heaviest daily snowfall	138
Deepest snow cover	162

Records on 15 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 46, daily 1,194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,101 broken records

Margins by which the 1,101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1981

Top 20 records on 15 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1981	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1981	Batesburg, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1981	Kreis Biberach Altheim, DE	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Dufur, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Mc Cormick 9 E, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Krumbach-Edenhausen, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Moncton, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Tusket, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Borinquen AP, PR	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Hof (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Metzingen, DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Reutlingen-Betzingen, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	The Dalles, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1981	Lahr, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	48 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 1,243 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,074
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2