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Weather Records on 15 August 1915

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1915. Highest significance: Berlin-Dahlem, DE.

Key Facts for 15 August 1915

  • On 15 August 1915, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Berlin-Dahlem set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 15 August 1915.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 15 August 1915 26 station records on 15 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 15 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 August 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
NovorossijskRussiaRecord daily precipitation39.8 mm (1.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WoodburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
MerungleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 15 August 1915 by type Records set or tied on 15 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 15 August 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 August 1915 by timescale Records on 15 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25.
Records on 15 August 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1915 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 162 to 4: 34 to 6: 06 to 8: 28 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 216
2 to 43
4 to 60
6 to 82
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1915
Top 20 records on 15 August 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 August 1915Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)37 years27 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Escanaba, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Durham, GBdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Dalhousie, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Binya Post Office, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.2 C (77.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Novorossijsk, RUmonthly rain39.8 mm (1.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Hatfield (Benilkie), AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Woodburn, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Urana Post Office, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Groongal (Groongal Station), AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Adelong Post Office, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min7.5 C (45.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Merungle, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Trundle (Murrumbogie), AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Edmonton, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Blue Hill Coop, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1915Port Arthur, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years7 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 1915
Records on 08-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 26 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21802: 11805: 11812: 11821: 11838: 21839: 11841: 11844: 11845: 31852: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11861: 31867: 11868: 21869: 11873: 21875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 31895: 11896: 91897: 31898: 11899: 21900: 61901: 51902: 101903: 51904: 171905: 261906: 81907: 141908: 151909: 301910: 161911: 261912: 341913: 421914: 111915: 261916: 2231917: 321918: 231919: 221920: 591921: 551922: 861923: 1161924: 2201925: 911926: 1151927: 2231928: 2711929: 5861930: 2741931: 3511932: 3681933: 2681934: 9921935: 4141936: 8671937: 5741938: 6811939: 4501940: 3721941: 2891942: 3771943: 4261944: 6101945: 4331946: 2851947: 5591948: 3661949: 5591950: 3171951: 5971952: 5961953: 4491954: 4811955: 5391956: 3901957: 3551958: 1,0921959: 5151960: 4171961: 7041962: 1,0521963: 9721964: 1,1851965: 5351966: 3401967: 6871968: 1,0021969: 5831970: 3821971: 8991972: 6131973: 4991974: 5121975: 4901976: 1,3451977: 5501978: 8411979: 1,7881980: 7451981: 5881982: 4791983: 9551984: 6221985: 9151986: 1,2831987: 1,0981988: 1,4791989: 4951990: 7581991: 7781992: 1,6381993: 8311994: 1,0731995: 1,2981996: 9291997: 9271998: 8611999: 9562000: 9322001: 1,2542002: 1,3072003: 1,2482004: 1,4242005: 1,0672006: 9232007: 1,3172008: 9642009: 1,0382010: 1,6222011: 7702012: 6542013: 7112014: 5832015: 7592016: 7072017: 5322018: 3282019: 4352020: 1,3272021: 9002022: 6922023: 1,4142024: 7292025: 7722026: 9751793186918911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-15 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18021
18051
18121
18211
18382
18391
18411
18441
18453
18521
18541
18561
18581
18613
18671
18682
18691
18732
18751
18762
18771
18781
18791
18803
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18902
18912
18923
18933
18951
18969
18973
18981
18992
19006
19015
190210
19035
190417
190526
19068
190714
190815
190930
191016
191126
191234
191342
191411
191526
1916223
191732
191823
191922
192059
192155
192286
1923116
1924220
192591
1926115
1927223
1928271
1929586
1930274
1931351
1932368
1933268
1934992
1935414
1936867
1937574
1938681
1939450
1940372
1941289
1942377
1943426
1944610
1945433
1946285
1947559
1948366
1949559
1950317
1951597
1952596
1953449
1954481
1955539
1956390
1957355
19581,092
1959515
1960417
1961704
19621,052
1963972
19641,185
1965535
1966340
1967687
19681,002
1969583
1970382
1971899
1972613
1973499
1974512
1975490
19761,345
1977550
1978841
19791,788
1980745
1981588
1982479
1983955
1984622
1985915
19861,283
19871,098
19881,479
1989495
1990758
1991778
19921,638
1993831
19941,073
19951,298
1996929
1997927
1998861
1999956
2000932
20011,254
20021,307
20031,248
20041,424
20051,067
2006923
20071,317
2008964
20091,038
20101,622
2011770
2012654
2013711
2014583
2015759
2016707
2017532
2018328
2019435
20201,327
2021900
2022692
20231,414
2024729
2025772
2026975

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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).