Weather Records on 15 December 2012

1,058 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2012. Highest significance: Keams Canyon, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 2012

On 15 December 2012, 1,058 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Keams Canyon set a daily record snowfall of 13.5 cm (5.3 in) on 15 December 2012.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,058 stations

1,058 station records on 15 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ims	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Larvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Semijarka	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-45.2 C (-49.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eikeland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Price Blm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akkuduk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kungrad	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arendal Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asnorrbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akkol	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zlikha	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,058 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 437, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 15 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 15 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 2012

Top 20 records on 15 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2012	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	117 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2012	Merino, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2012	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2012	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Saga, JP	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Ims, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	118 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Hitoyoshi, JP	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Larvik, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Derbent, RU	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily low max	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Semijarka, KZ	all-time low max	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2012	Sterling, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	43 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 1,058 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	895
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1