Weather Records on 15 May 1962

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1962. Highest significance: Arco, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1962

On 15 May 1962, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
807 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,110 daily.
Arco set an all-time record daily precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 15 May 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 15 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pukwana 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 395, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 412, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	395
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	412
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,110.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

856 broken records

Margins by which the 856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1962

Top 20 records on 15 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1962	Arco, US	all-time rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Hollister, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Kaunas, LT	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Pukwana 3 W, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Oakes, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Polur, IN	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Craigie-Lea, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Quartzsite, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Jiggs 3 N, US	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Castlewood, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Covelong, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Jiggs 3 N, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1962	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1962	Sao Goncalo, BR	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1962	Durham, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1962	Bloomington Normal, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1962	Chamberlain, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	33 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1962. 1962 had 1,128 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 50	851
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2