Weather Records on 15 May 1976

803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1976. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1976

On 15 May 1976, 803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 774 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 15 May 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

803 stations

803 station records on 15 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	139.0 cm (54.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nantahala	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swannanoa 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donalsonville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

803 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1976

Top 20 records on 15 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1976	Franklin, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1976	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	monthly rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1976	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	monthly rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1976	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Highlands, US	monthly rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Cordele, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Brundidge, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Woodstock, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Long Creek, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Blairsville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Alma Bacon Co AP, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Kapan, AM	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Gainesville, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Transou, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Ellijay, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Enka, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Tapoco, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1976	Canton, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	48 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1976. 1976 had 803 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 1976-05-15: 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 50	651
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1