Weather Records on 16 December 2015

925 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 2015. Highest significance: Ashley, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 2015

On 16 December 2015, 925 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 900 daily.
Ashley set a daily record snowfall of 21.3 cm (8.4 in) on 16 December 2015.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

925 stations

925 station records on 16 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hague	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bates Creek #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ucharonidge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maurine 12SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

925 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 16 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 16 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 900.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 2015

Top 20 records on 16 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2015	Ashley, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	115 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2015	Murdo, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	106 years	78 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2015	Pokegama Dam, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2015	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2015	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	106 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2015	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2015	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Shields, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Cottonwood 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Hulett, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Dupree, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Selby, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Hague, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Chengde, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2015	Arthur, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	48 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

1793 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 925 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	664
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1