Weather Records on 15 December 2024

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2024. Highest significance: Lysebotn, NO.

Key Facts for 15 December 2024

On 15 December 2024, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 365 daily.
Lysebotn set a daily record precipitation of 113.5 mm (4.5 in) on 15 December 2024.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 15 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fet I Eidfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville L&D 24	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eikemo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Veitastrond	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phan Thiet	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maria Montez Intl	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Picabo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panther Junction	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leksvik - Myran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Masljanino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douala	Cameroon	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chany	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kahului AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sanya	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inari Ivalo Lentoasema	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inari Nellim	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Severnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 2024

Top 20 records on 15 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2024	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2024	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2024	Munising, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Fet I Eidfjord, NO	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	33.7 C (92.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	121 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Kinlochewe, GB	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Clarksville L&D 24, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Geilo, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	38.7 C (101.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Highvale, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Bulken, NO	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Idaho Falls 16 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Sauda, NO	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Brockway 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Augusta, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Eikemo, NO	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily high min	31.2 C (88.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 369 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	306
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1