Weather Records on 15 December 2003

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2003. Highest significance: Enosburg Falls, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 2003

On 15 December 2003, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 810 daily.
Enosburg Falls set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 15 December 2003.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 15 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.8 cm (27.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville-Stowe State AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Hero	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 210, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 15 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	210
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 15 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 2003

Top 20 records on 15 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2003	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 December 2003	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2003	Old Forge, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2003	Orono, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2003	Dannemora, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2003	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2003	Cabin Creek, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Freeville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Baldwinsville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Candor 2SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Ellenburg Depot, US	monthly snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Everett, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Corning, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Canaan, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34.2 cm (13.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2003	Emporium, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	53 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 846 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 December 2003
Margin	Records
0 to 100	607
100 to 200	49
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1