Weather Records on 15 May 1946

238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1946. Highest significance: Bamberg, DE.

Key Facts for 15 May 1946

On 15 May 1946, 238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 231 daily.
Bamberg set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 15 May 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

238 stations

238 station records on 15 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

238 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1946

Top 20 records on 15 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1946	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1946	Kotarh, IN	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1946	Bhore(Borch), IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Anahuac, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Ballinger 2 NW, US	all-time rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Merredin Research Station, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Pleasantville 1 N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Puranpur, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Cinclare, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Manapparai, IN	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1946	Mohiuddin Nagar, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1946	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1946	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1946	Pauta Amaria, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1946	Muzaffarpur, IN	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1946	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1946	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	52 years	30 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1946. 1946 had 238 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	165
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2