Weather Records on 15 December 1987

1,740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1987. Highest significance: Moran, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1987

On 15 December 1987, 1,740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 419 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 172 monthly and 1,549 daily.
Moran set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 15 December 1987.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,740 stations

1,740 station records on 15 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moran	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Appleton City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edina	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	85.1 cm (33.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Attica 6 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,740 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 245, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 487, Deepest snow cover 288.

Records on 15 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	245
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	487
Deepest snow cover	288

Records on 15 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 172, daily 1,549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,459 broken records

Margins by which the 1,459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 749.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1987

Top 20 records on 15 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1987	Moran, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Ottawa, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Paola, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Henrietta, US	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Ft Scott, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Port Washington, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	La Harpe, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Appleton City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Helena 1 SSE, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Independence, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Mutual, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Elgin Water, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Edina, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1987	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	59 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 1,740 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	1,266
100 to 200	172
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1