Weather Records on 15 December 2006

1,491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2006. Highest significance: Wenatchee, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 2006

On 15 December 2006, 1,491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,266 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,410 daily.
Wenatchee set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 15 December 2006.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,491 stations

1,491 station records on 15 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chelan	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mazama	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mazama	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,491 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 666, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 600, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 15 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	666
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	600
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 15 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 79, daily 1,410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,201 broken records

Margins by which the 1,201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 2006

Top 20 records on 15 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2006	Wenatchee, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2006	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge), MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Vilnius, LT	monthly high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Wapato, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Tremonton, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Canton 4 SE, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Liepaja, LV	daily high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Putbus, DE	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Kinchil, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Gardiner, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Waverly, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Lowville, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2006	Princeton, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,491 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	1,198
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1