Weather Records on 15 May 1932

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1932. Highest significance: Morekulam, IN.

Key Facts for 15 May 1932

On 15 May 1932, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 363 daily.
Morekulam set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 15 May 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 15 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 126.

Records on 15 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1932

Top 20 records on 15 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1932	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Sulur, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Palladam, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1932	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1932	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1932	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1932	Parli, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1932	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1932	E Tawas, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1932	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1932	Pamban, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	29 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1932. 1932 had 368 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 20	272
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1