Weather Records on 6 December 2015

768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 2015. Highest significance: Lake Pingrup, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 2015

On 6 December 2015, 768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
539 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 673 daily.
Lake Pingrup set a daily record precipitation of 56.8 mm (2.2 in) on 6 December 2015.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

768 stations

768 station records on 6 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aldergrove	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lodejnoe Pole	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mainnerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vermeulen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hularin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chelan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karralea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bickley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

768 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 303, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	303
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 95, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 2015

Top 20 records on 6 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2015	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2015	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Newdegate Research Station, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Pingrup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Aldergrove, GB	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Darby, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Chengde, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Sheffield, GB	monthly high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	126 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Durham, GB	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Lodejnoe Pole, RU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Mainnerup, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Waterville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Vermeulen, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Colorado, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Hayward Rs, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2015	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	70 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

1804 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2015. 2015 had 768 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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Data for records on 2015-12-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	638
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1