Weather Records on 15 May 1953

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1953. Highest significance: Canton 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1953

On 15 May 1953, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 418 daily.
Canton 4 SE set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 15 May 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 15 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1953

Top 20 records on 15 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1953	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Jaitanga Valley, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Balipara(Addibar) Sr, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Kerrville, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Pine Bluff, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Farmerville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1953	Temple, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Big Creek Ph 1, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Leesville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Selonah, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Paducah, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Brenham, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1953	Dublin 2SE, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1953. 1953 had 426 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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Data for records on 1953-05-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	308
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2