Weather Records on 15 May 1994

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1994. Highest significance: Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR.

Key Facts for 15 May 1994

On 15 May 1994, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 880 daily.
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp set a daily record precipitation of 84.4 mm (3.3 in) on 15 May 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 15 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rifaina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Piquete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Jacutinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haras Mondesir	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jambeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cravinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redencao da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamounier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lorena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Juliana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitirama (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pararangaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polovinnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 497, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	497
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1994

Top 20 records on 15 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1994	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1994	Estrada de Cunha, BR	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1994	Vila Capivari, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1994	Santa Rita Do Massaim, BR	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Odessa, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Volta Redonda, BR	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Eelde, NL	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Abre Campo, BR	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara), BR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Rifaina, BR	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Vermelho Velho, BR	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Piquete, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Bairro Registro, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Veenhuizen (D), NL	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Moura Brasil, BR	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Nixon, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Pedro Do Rio, BR	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Santa Rita Do Jacutinga, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Aparecida, BR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1994	Sibiti, CG	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	49 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1994. 1994 had 910 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	649
20 to 40	98
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1