Weather Records on 15 May 1936

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1936. Highest significance: Harur, IN.

Key Facts for 15 May 1936

On 15 May 1936, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 365 daily.
Harur set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 15 May 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 15 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1936

Top 20 records on 15 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1936	Harur, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1936	Gudivada, IN	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1936	Oxford, GB	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1936	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1936	Sairang, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1936	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1936	Kodumudi, IN	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1936	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1936	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Narsapur, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Bridgeport, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Tada, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Kingston, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1936	Rutherglen, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	13 years	24 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1936. 1936 had 372 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 10	247
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1