Weather Records on 23 December 2015

1,972 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2015. Highest significance: Manarra, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 2015

On 23 December 2015, 1,972 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,461 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,926 daily.
Manarra set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 23 December 2015.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

1,972 stations

1,972 station records on 23 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bobin (Bobin Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Craigdarroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milbrodale (Hillsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho Beach 93.11	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Top STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie (Lallybroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Blue Nobby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,972 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 729, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 732, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 23 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	729
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	732
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 23 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 1,926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,716 broken records

Margins by which the 1,716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2015

Top 20 records on 23 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2015	Manarra, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2015	Otis, US	all-time rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2015	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2015	Walcha (Emu Creek), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Willow City, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Davenport, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Melville 4 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Nowendoc (Green Hills), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Newry, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	121 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Jackson Springs 5 WNW, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	131 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Rosalia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Danville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Bobin (Bobin Creek), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2015	Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	46 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 1,972 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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	1,682
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2