Weather Records on 12 December 2015

1,496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2015. Highest significance: Phuket Airport, TH.

Key Facts for 12 December 2015

On 12 December 2015, 1,496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,171 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,453 daily.
Phuket Airport set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 12 December 2015.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,496 stations

1,496 station records on 12 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Poplars	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,496 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 510, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 661, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 12 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	510
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	661
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 12 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 1,453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,192 broken records

Margins by which the 1,192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2015

Top 20 records on 12 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2015	Phuket Airport, TH	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2015	Chengde, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Salina Muni AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Booker, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Brookville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Shimla, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Sanders, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Doniphan, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Gold Beach Rs, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Changchun, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Streator 2SE, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Morioka, JP	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Batesburg, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Marble Hill, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Marble Hill, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Old Forge, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	The Poplars, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2015	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	42 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

1796 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 1,496 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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Data for records on 2015-12-12: 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	1,137
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2