Weather Records on 15 August 1975

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1975. Highest significance: Floydada, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 1975

On 15 August 1975, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 476 daily.
Floydada set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 15 August 1975.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 15 August 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zavitaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silverberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koskats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tjultrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hedberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hogson	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 209.

Records on 15 August 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1975

Top 20 records on 15 August 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1975	Floydada, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Lulea-Bergnaset, SE	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Lulea, SE	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Langvattnet, SE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Vernon, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Lerwick, GB	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Bakhmaro, GE	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Zavitaja, RU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Klippen, SE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Beardstown, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Rinconada, MX	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Fagerheden, SE	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Ovre_Svartla, SE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Silverberg, SE	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Koskats, SE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Danville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1975	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	43 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

1793 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 490 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	329
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1