Weather Records on 7 December 2015

1,079 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 2015. Highest significance: Hatton 9 SE, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 2015

On 7 December 2015, 1,079 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
748 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,039 daily.
Hatton 9 SE set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 7 December 2015.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,079 stations

1,079 station records on 7 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merivale Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Kgw-Tv	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Three Creeks Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darkhorse Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark Agric. School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clackamas Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Pass E.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
High Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Touchet	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saddle Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twelvemile Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,079 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 326, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 422, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	326
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	422
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 1,039.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

936 broken records

Margins by which the 936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 2015

Top 20 records on 7 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 2015	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2015	Chengde, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2015	Dallesport AP, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2015	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 December 2015	Jixi, CN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Lacrosse, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Otis 2 NE, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Harrington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Portland Intl AP, US	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Merivale Farm, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Emigrant Springs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Portland Kgw-Tv, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Three Creeks Meadow, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Darkhorse Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Oregon City, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Newport, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2015	Beaver Reservoir, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	47 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

1801 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2015. 2015 had 1,079 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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 10	812
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	18
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2