Weather Records on 15 December 1995

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1995. Highest significance: Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 December 1995

On 15 December 1995, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
493 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 831 daily.
Ingwavuma (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 15 December 1995.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 15 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Horto Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Caparao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estacao Alvaro da Silveira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 15 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 15 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 831.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1995

Top 20 records on 15 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1995	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Errol, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Yreka, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Horto Florestal, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Oklee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Grafton, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Riethoek, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Adin Rs, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Grand Marais, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Copco #1 Dam, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Grayling, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	41 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 848 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	575
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2