Weather Records on 15 May 1963

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1963. Highest significance: Beazleys Bridge, AU.

Key Facts for 15 May 1963

On 15 May 1963, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 755 daily.
Beazleys Bridge set an all-time record daily precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 15 May 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 15 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stonefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purnong (Claypans)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 563.

Records on 15 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	563
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1963

Top 20 records on 15 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1963	Beazleys Bridge, AU	all-time rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Corny Point, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Meningie, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Natte Yallock, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Makapuu Point 724, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Moanalua 770, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Palmer, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1963	Truro, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1963	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1963	Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1963	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1963	Bower, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1963	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1963	Wellington East, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1963	Sedan, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1963	Aiea Fld 764A, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	55 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1963. 1963 had 782 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 1963-05-15: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	499
10 to 20	127
20 to 30	39
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2