Weather Records on 19 December 2015

1,109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2015. Highest significance: Superior, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2015

On 19 December 2015, 1,109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
951 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,035 daily.
Superior set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 19 December 2015.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,109 stations

1,109 station records on 19 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,109 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 523, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 428, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 19 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	523
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	428
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 19 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 72, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,023 broken records

Margins by which the 1,023 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2015

Top 20 records on 19 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2015	Superior, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2015	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	134 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Vilnius, LT	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Wisley, GB	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Melville 4 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Minsk, BY	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Grant 5 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Eastbourne, GB	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	128 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Parnu, EE	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	157 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Oxford, GB	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2015	Rothamsted, GB	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 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

1793 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 1,109 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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	1,012
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1