Weather Records on 15 December 2008

1,789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2008. Highest significance: Nevada City, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 2008

On 15 December 2008, 1,789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 1,016 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,758 daily.
Nevada City set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 15 December 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,789 stations

1,789 station records on 15 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottertail	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,789 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 713, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 148, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 15 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	713
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	148
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 15 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 1,758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,480 broken records

Margins by which the 1,480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 2008

Top 20 records on 15 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2008	Nevada City, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	112 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2008	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	108 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2008	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	115 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2008	Hat Creek, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2008	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2008	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Cass Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Iaeger 1SW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Chugwater, US	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Lima, US	daily low max	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	13.4 C (24.1 F)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Buffalo, US	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Goroke (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Anaconda, US	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	La Moure, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Heppner, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Corvallis Water Bureau, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Denton, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Blanding, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2008	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	52 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,789 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	1,397
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1