Weather Records on 15 May 1960

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1960. Highest significance: Kiandra Chalet, AU.

Key Facts for 15 May 1960

On 15 May 1960, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 283 daily.
Kiandra Chalet set a monthly record daily precipitation of 171.2 mm (6.7 in) on 15 May 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 15 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bersimis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Palm Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 15 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1960

Top 20 records on 15 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1960	Kiandra Chalet, AU	monthly rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1960	Wardha, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Wadhwan, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Balkapur, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Ankola, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Boolarra, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Karwar, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Karkal, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Jejuri, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Brome, CA	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1960	Araci, BR	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	36 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1960. 1960 had 291 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 10	194
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1