Weather Records on 15 May 2005

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 2005. Highest significance: Goldberg, DE.

Key Facts for 15 May 2005

On 15 May 2005, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 754 daily.
Goldberg set a daily record precipitation of 32.9 mm (1.3 in) on 15 May 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 15 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nueva Apolonia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Exp. Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
General Bravo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Tomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tribsees	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Poplars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 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 2005

Top 20 records on 15 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 2005	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2005	Teterow, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2005	Nueva Apolonia, MX	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Mason City, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	El Cuchillo, MX	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Yongan, CN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Campo Exp. Cuauhtemoc, MX	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Cemal, RU	all-time rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Sterling City 8 NE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Ft Ross, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Sodus 1W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Quincy, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2005	Las Adjuntas, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 2005. 2005 had 767 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 100	627
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1