Weather Records on 15 May 1967

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1967. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1967

On 15 May 1967, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 598 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 15 May 1967.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 15 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sodam	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karike	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neptune 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itki	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kermit	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 15 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 15 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1967

Top 20 records on 15 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1967	Franklin, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1967	Huntington Lake, US	daily snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Salvisa Lock 6, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Greensburg, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Dover 1 W, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Devanhalli, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Monticello 3 NE, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Newbern, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Sodam, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Murray, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Bano, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Heidelberg, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Russellville, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1967	Karike, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	44 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1967. 1967 had 609 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 200	488
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1