Weather Records on 15 August 1937

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1937. Highest significance: Horseshoe Ranges, AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1937

On 15 August 1937, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 515 daily.
Horseshoe Ranges set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 15 August 1937.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 15 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Horseshoe Ranges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 15 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 58, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1937

Top 20 records on 15 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1937	Horseshoe Ranges, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1937	Blyth, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1937	Mahua, IN	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1937	Flandreau, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1937	Redhill, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1937	Gauhati Obsy, IN	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1937	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1937	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Hajipur, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Liberty, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	20.9 C (69.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Aberdeen, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Petoskey, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Mellette 4 W, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Niulii 179, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	20.1 C (68.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	69 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1937	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	27 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 574 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	432
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1