Weather Records on 15 May 2002

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 2002. Highest significance: Bailing-Miao, CN.

Key Facts for 15 May 2002

On 15 May 2002, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 784 daily.
Bailing-Miao set a daily record precipitation of 29.6 mm (1.2 in) on 15 May 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 15 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bailing-Miao	China	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital KM. 150	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Ecatepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Yosocuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weifang	China	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abelardo L. Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 2002

Top 20 records on 15 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 2002	Bailing-Miao, CN	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Hita, JP	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Fukuoka, JP	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Iizuka, JP	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Mt Mansfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Jinan, CN	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Experiment, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	San Jose de Gracia, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Zoquitlan, MX	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Waverly, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Snowshoe Lake, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Lowville, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Oita, JP	monthly rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	33.5 C (92.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2002	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	113 years	40 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 2002. 2002 had 801 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	621
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1