Weather Records on 15 May 1982

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1982. Highest significance: Telluride 4WNW, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1982

On 15 May 1982, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 491 daily.
Telluride 4WNW set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 15 May 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 15 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zeona 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suhobuzimskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reeder	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1982

Top 20 records on 15 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1982	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1982	Dolisie, CG	monthly rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Chugwater, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Trenton, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Deadwood, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Luverne, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Krasnojarsk, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Warren, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Spearfish, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Mitzic, GA	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Pericos, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Hampton, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Alva 5 ESE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Albion 1 N, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1982	Zeona 10 SSW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1982. 1982 had 500 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	384
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1