Weather Records on 15 August 1957

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1957. Highest significance: Taipu, BR.

Key Facts for 15 August 1957

On 15 August 1957, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 342 daily.
Taipu set a daily record precipitation of 47.6 mm (1.9 in) on 15 August 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 15 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 15 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1957

Top 20 records on 15 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1957	Taipu, BR	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Neemuch, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Soro, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Wabash, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Rogersville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Bhir, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Esengyly, TM	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Waseca, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Bassein, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Jawad, IN	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Fort McPherson, CA	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1957	Osmanabad, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	38 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 355 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	261
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1