Weather Records on 15 May 1925

100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1925. Highest significance: Barrow Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 15 May 1925

On 15 May 1925, 100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 98 daily.
Barrow Creek set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 15 May 1925.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

100 stations

100 station records on 15 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

100 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 15 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 98.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1925

Top 20 records on 15 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1925	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1925	Oakdale, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1925	Fayette, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1925	Buchan, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Minden, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	W Pt, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Culbertson, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Rosebud, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Newry, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Colby, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Spearfish, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1925	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	17 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1925. 1925 had 100 records.

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

Records on 05-15 in each year
Year	Records
1820	1
1825	1
1831	1
1832	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1855	2
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	3
1874	2
1876	4
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	3
1891	3
1893	5
1894	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	3
1899	9
1900	9
1901	2
1902	9
1903	4
1904	13
1905	16
1906	10
1907	27
1908	25
1909	89
1910	27
1911	27
1912	26
1913	60
1914	16
1915	236
1916	27
1917	80
1918	133
1919	25
1920	58
1921	92
1922	30
1923	125
1924	174
1925	100
1926	161
1927	191
1928	144
1929	161
1930	136
1931	459
1932	368
1933	439
1934	227
1935	288
1936	372
1937	373
1938	393
1939	351
1940	179
1941	454
1942	701
1943	568
1944	630
1945	588
1946	238
1947	334
1948	264
1949	363
1950	260
1951	736
1952	476
1953	426
1954	355
1955	538
1956	466
1957	521
1958	605
1959	764
1960	291
1961	508
1962	1,128
1963	782
1964	347
1965	320
1966	389
1967	609
1968	1,019
1969	790
1970	512
1971	351
1972	484
1973	818
1974	1,230
1975	372
1976	803
1977	1,186
1978	922
1979	404
1980	625
1981	586
1982	500
1983	1,215
1984	1,059
1985	649
1986	679
1987	1,073
1988	643
1989	552
1990	776
1991	1,179
1992	944
1993	784
1994	910
1995	1,750
1996	1,452
1997	1,175
1998	1,641
1999	810
2000	850
2001	1,280
2002	801
2003	1,023
2004	1,046
2005	767
2006	955
2007	949
2008	995
2009	675
2010	1,088
2011	1,298
2012	751
2013	1,081
2014	1,411
2015	717
2016	890
2017	435
2018	1,074
2019	627
2020	472
2021	412
2022	847
2023	566
2024	596
2025	801
2026	481

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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

Margin	Records
0 to 5	57
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1