Weather Records on 15 August 2005

1,067 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2005. Highest significance: Cheb, CZ.

Key Facts for 15 August 2005

On 15 August 2005, 1,067 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
404 were record highs and 427 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Cheb set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 15 August 2005.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,067 stations

1,067 station records on 15 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Randlett 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley 11 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wendelstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown Hts 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anda	China	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomol'skoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hailar	China	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Rucio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,067 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 325, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 236.

Records on 15 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	325
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2005

Top 20 records on 15 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2005	Cheb, CZ	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2005	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2005	Water Valley, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2005	Randlett 9 E, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2005	Dundee 6 NNW, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Turany, CZ	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Snyder, US	all-time rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Sterling City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Midwest, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Putnam, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Aspermont, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Water Valley 11 NNE, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Wendelstein, DE	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Berea College, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Massabesic Lake, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Hope, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Yorktown Hts 1W, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	San Juan de Las Flores, MX	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Kherson, UA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2005	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	44 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

1793 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,067 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	732
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2