Weather Records on 15 December 1997

1,521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1997. Highest significance: Edinburg, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1997

On 15 December 1997, 1,521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 848 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 1,393 daily.
Edinburg set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 15 December 1997.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,521 stations

1,521 station records on 15 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edinburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Louisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fone_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angel R. Cabada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tancuilin	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.8 C (-25.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coyutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Hules	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caitas de Felipe Pescador	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,521 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 225, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 623, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 15 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	225
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	623
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 15 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 90, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,248 broken records

Margins by which the 1,248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1997

Top 20 records on 15 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1997	Edinburg, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1997	Louisville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1997	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Gwabegar Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Forse, SE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	D'Lo 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Fone_D, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Santa Rosa, MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Marquette, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Angel R. Cabada, MX	all-time low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Wrotham Park, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Uil, KZ	daily low max	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Santa Fe, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	42 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,521 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 50	1,230
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1