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Weather Records on 15 May 1908

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1908. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1908

  • On 15 May 1908, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Portland Rfc City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 15 May 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 15 May 1908 25 station records on 15 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 15 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high maximum temperature25.3 C (77.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature2.7 C (36.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature17.3 C (63.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 15 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 15 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 15 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 May 1908 by timescale Records on 15 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 15 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 May 1908 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 143 to 5: 55 to 8: 28 to 10: 110 to 13: 013 to 15: 215 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 314
3 to 55
5 to 82
8 to 101
10 to 130
13 to 152
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1908
Top 20 records on 15 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 May 1908Portland Rfc City, USmonthly rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)28 years35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1908Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)24 years28 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max18.0 C (64.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)50 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Charlton, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Gilgoin, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Eurugabah Station, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)42 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Windsor Riverside, CAdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Riva, ITdaily high max25.3 C (77.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Trenton 2, USdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Thelangerin East, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Sandvig, DKdaily low min2.7 C (36.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years11 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

1820 to 1908
Records on 05-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1908. 1908 had 25 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001820: 11825: 11831: 11832: 11837: 21845: 11847: 21848: 11855: 21857: 21859: 11862: 11863: 11865: 11866: 21867: 11868: 21870: 11871: 31874: 21876: 41878: 11879: 21881: 11883: 11885: 11886: 21888: 31891: 31893: 51894: 21895: 41896: 21897: 41898: 31899: 91900: 91901: 21902: 91903: 41904: 131905: 161906: 101907: 271908: 251909: 891910: 271911: 271912: 261913: 601914: 161915: 2361916: 271917: 801918: 1331919: 251920: 581921: 921922: 301923: 1251924: 1741925: 1001926: 1611927: 1911928: 1441929: 1611930: 1361931: 4591932: 3681933: 4391934: 2271935: 2881936: 3721937: 3731938: 3931939: 3511940: 1791941: 4541942: 7011943: 5681944: 6301945: 5881946: 2381947: 3341948: 2641949: 3631950: 2601951: 7361952: 4761953: 4261954: 3551955: 5381956: 4661957: 5211958: 6051959: 7641960: 2911961: 5081962: 1,1281963: 7821964: 3471965: 3201966: 3891967: 6091968: 1,0191969: 7901970: 5121971: 3511972: 4841973: 8181974: 1,2301975: 3721976: 8031977: 1,1861978: 9221979: 4041980: 6251981: 5861982: 5001983: 1,2151984: 1,0591985: 6491986: 6791987: 1,0731988: 6431989: 5521990: 7761991: 1,1791992: 9441993: 7841994: 9101995: 1,7501996: 1,4521997: 1,1751998: 1,6411999: 8102000: 8502001: 1,2802002: 8012003: 1,0232004: 1,0462005: 7672006: 9552007: 9492008: 9952009: 6752010: 1,0882011: 1,2982012: 7512013: 1,0812014: 1,4112015: 7172016: 8902017: 4352018: 1,0742019: 6272020: 4722021: 4122022: 8472023: 5662024: 5962025: 8012026: 4811820187018981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1908. 1908 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-15 in each year
YearRecords
18201
18251
18311
18321
18372
18451
18472
18481
18552
18572
18591
18621
18631
18651
18662
18671
18682
18701
18713
18742
18764
18781
18792
18811
18831
18851
18862
18883
18913
18935
18942
18954
18962
18974
18983
18999
19009
19012
19029
19034
190413
190516
190610
190727
190825
190989
191027
191127
191226
191360
191416
1915236
191627
191780
1918133
191925
192058
192192
192230
1923125
1924174
1925100
1926161
1927191
1928144
1929161
1930136
1931459
1932368
1933439
1934227
1935288
1936372
1937373
1938393
1939351
1940179
1941454
1942701
1943568
1944630
1945588
1946238
1947334
1948264
1949363
1950260
1951736
1952476
1953426
1954355
1955538
1956466
1957521
1958605
1959764
1960291
1961508
19621,128
1963782
1964347
1965320
1966389
1967609
19681,019
1969790
1970512
1971351
1972484
1973818
19741,230
1975372
1976803
19771,186
1978922
1979404
1980625
1981586
1982500
19831,215
19841,059
1985649
1986679
19871,073
1988643
1989552
1990776
19911,179
1992944
1993784
1994910
19951,750
19961,452
19971,175
19981,641
1999810
2000850
20011,280
2002801
20031,023
20041,046
2005767
2006955
2007949
2008995
2009675
20101,088
20111,298
2012751
20131,081
20141,411
2015717
2016890
2017435
20181,074
2019627
2020472
2021412
2022847
2023566
2024596
2025801
2026481

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).