Weather Records on 15 May 1996

1,452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1996. Highest significance: Iowa Hill, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1996

On 15 May 1996, 1,452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
714 were record highs and 436 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,411 daily.
Iowa Hill set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 15 May 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,452 stations

1,452 station records on 15 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Grijalva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siedlce	Poland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralnyj Rudnik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,452 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 342, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 372, Lowest daily minimum 240, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	342
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	372
Lowest daily minimum	240
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 1,411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,112 broken records

Margins by which the 1,112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1996

Top 20 records on 15 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1996	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 May 1996	Berkeley, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1996	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1996	San Francisco Dwtn, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1996	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1996	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1996	Malelane, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Fairfield, US	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Sierra Blanca 2 E, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Orland, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Rushville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Guadalupe Grijalva, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Carthage, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1996	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	37 years	45 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1996. 1996 had 1,452 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 1996-05-15: 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 20	1,073
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2