Weather Records on 1 December 2015

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 2015. Highest significance: Chengde, CN.

Key Facts for 1 December 2015

On 1 December 2015, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 823 daily.
Chengde set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 1 December 2015.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 1 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elazig	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Stone City 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Valley	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Tri-State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rakhov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 1 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 1 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

728 broken records

Margins by which the 728 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 2015

Top 20 records on 1 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 2015	Chengde, CN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2015	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2015	Washta, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2015	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2015	Murdo, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Elazig, TR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Mora, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Lake Sharpe Prj, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Bridgewater, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Georgetown, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Mission 14 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Big Stone City 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Giligulgul, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Oakley, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2015	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	45 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

1797 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2015. 2015 had 850 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	659
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1