Weather Records on 15 May 1980

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1980. Highest significance: Hobbs, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1980

On 15 May 1980, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 610 daily.
Hobbs set a daily record precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 15 May 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 15 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1980

Top 20 records on 15 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1980	Hobbs, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1980	Republic, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Knapp 2 SW, US	all-time rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Hvar, HR	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Bilasuvar, AZ	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Split Marjan, HR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Seminole, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Gudermes, RU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Ackerly 4SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Black Lake, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Dulce, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Wellington, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Guba, AZ	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Lerik, AZ	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Lastovo, HR	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1980	Matador, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1980. 1980 had 625 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 May 1980
Margin	Records
0 to 20	461
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3