Weather Records on 15 May 1969

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1969. Highest significance: La Grange 1N, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1969

On 15 May 1969, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 767 daily.
La Grange 1N set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 15 May 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 15 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bryn Euryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kogan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 524, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 15 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	524
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1969

Top 20 records on 15 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1969	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1969	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1969	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1969	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1969	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Bryn Euryn, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Peachester, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Tarome, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Pratten, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1969	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	53 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1969. 1969 had 790 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 1969-05-15: 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 20	554
20 to 40	113
40 to 60	37
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2