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Weather Records on 15 May 1914

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1914. Highest significance: Charlotte Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 15 May 1914

  • On 15 May 1914, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Charlotte Waters set a daily record precipitation of 20.6 mm (0.8 in) on 15 May 1914.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 15 May 1914 16 station records on 15 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 15 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BeechalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high maximum temperature22.5 C (72.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.6 C (61.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 15 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 15 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 15 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 May 1914 by timescale Records on 15 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 15 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 May 1914 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1914
Top 16 records on 15 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 May 1914Charlotte Waters, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Santa Fe, USdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Beechal, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Warragul (Carbethon), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Peterborough, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)47 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Warburton, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high min27.5 C (81.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Wandin (Yallock), AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Bjuraker, SEdaily high max22.5 C (72.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Santa Fe, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max16.6 C (61.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Sveg, SEdaily high max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Stockholm, SEdaily high min (Tie)9.0 C (48.2 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914Lindsay, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie14 years1 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1914La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie9 years1 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 1914
Records on 05-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1914. 1914 had 16 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 1914. 1914 had 16 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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