Weather Records on 15 December 2001

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2001. Highest significance: Arltunga, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 2001

On 15 December 2001, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 311 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 999 daily.
Arltunga set a daily record precipitation of 71.2 mm (2.8 in) on 15 December 2001.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 15 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendore (Ashglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annitowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pipe Spring Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ammaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged (Aut)	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 15 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 15 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 2001

Top 20 records on 15 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2001	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2001	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2001	Albion, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2001	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2001	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Zion Np, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Montello 2NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Osijek, HR	daily low min	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Dzaore, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily low min	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily low min	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Bowling Alley Point (Poplars), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Litke, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Kosrae, FM	all-time rain	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Philippi, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Ringwood, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,026 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	769
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2