Weather Records on 15 May 1952

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1952. Highest significance: Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU.

Key Facts for 15 May 1952

On 15 May 1952, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 449 daily.
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 15 May 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 15 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Suratgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurs Lake (Upper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Willogoleche)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 15 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1952

Top 20 records on 15 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1952	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1952	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1952	Hamilton, US	all-time rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1952	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Buckland (Brockley), AU	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Robeville, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Oatlands (Bow Hill), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Ormley, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Currie Post Office, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Suratgarh, IN	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1952	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1952. 1952 had 476 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	380
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1