Weather Records on 15 May 1954

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1954. Highest significance: Kumily, IN.

Key Facts for 15 May 1954

On 15 May 1954, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 350 daily.
Kumily set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 15 May 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 15 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnaprasad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 90.

Records on 15 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1954

Top 20 records on 15 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1954	Kumily, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1954	Itaporanga (Misericordia), BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1954	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1954	Mount McIntyre, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1954	Camargo (Smn), MX	all-time rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1954	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1954	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1954	Ibicua, BR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Blackville 3 W, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Ashland, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Cheraw, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Fort McPherson, CA	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Kadur, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Kershaw 1SW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1954	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1954. 1954 had 355 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	272
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1