Weather Records on 15 May 2000

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 2000. Highest significance: Austin #2, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 2000

On 15 May 2000, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 826 daily.
Austin #2 set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 15 May 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 15 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merida	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sernovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Casas Grandes (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtepeji	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 335, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	335
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 2000

Top 20 records on 15 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 2000	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Colfax, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Oxford, GB	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	131 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Walden, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Salekhard, RU	daily high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily low max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Sotchi, RU	daily low min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Cheboygan, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Gage, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Corozal Substn, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Merida, VE	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Alvin, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Greenview, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2000	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	35 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 2000. 2000 had 850 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 2000-05-15: 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 2026-10-16 (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 25	694
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1