Weather Records on 13 December 2015

2,363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2015. Highest significance: Dialville 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2015

On 13 December 2015, 2,363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,636 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 2,253 daily.
Dialville 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 13 December 2015.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 13 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hesston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ontario 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,363 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 688, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 948, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 636, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 13 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	688
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	948
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	636
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 13 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 110, daily 2,253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,040 broken records

Margins by which the 2,040 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2015

Top 20 records on 13 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2015	Dialville 2 W, US	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	110 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 2015	Tecumseh 1S, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 2015	Greenfield, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Perry, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Boone, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Herington, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Audubon, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Fayette, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Atoka, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Shenandoah, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Tripoli, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Hesston, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Viroqua, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Postville, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	116 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Harlan, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015	Marysville, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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 2,363 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	486
2024	296
2025	1,343

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	2,001
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1