Weather Records on 15 October 2005

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2005. Highest significance: Teigarhorn, IS.

Key Facts for 15 October 2005

On 15 October 2005, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 591 daily.
Teigarhorn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 128.5 mm (5.1 in) on 15 October 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

610 stations

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

Weather records on 15 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cadney Park (Arckaringa Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wingfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Ecatepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maynard 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Constanta	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vardo	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 13, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2005

Top 20 records on 15 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2005	Teigarhorn, IS	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2005	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2005	Brockton, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2005	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2005	Northbridge 2, US	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2005	Durham, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2005	Kingston, US	monthly rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2005	Providence, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2005	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Mansfield Hollow Lake, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Galeana (Dge), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Storrs, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Hardwick, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Lakeport 2, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Cadney Park (Arckaringa Statio, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Wingfield, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2005	Farmington, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	50 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

1794 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 610 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	405
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1