Weather Records on 15 August 2006

923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2006. Highest significance: Wauchula, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 2006

On 15 August 2006, 923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
562 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 894 daily.
Wauchula set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 15 August 2006.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

923 stations

923 station records on 15 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lobonas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bialystok	Poland	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhardal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flyvestation Aalborg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mariestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rautjarvi Simpele Kangaskoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestmannaeyjar	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juchipila (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Villita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riddarhyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telningsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Svinhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamenka-Bugskaya	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

923 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 351, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 15 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	351
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2006

Top 20 records on 15 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2006	Wauchula, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2006	Sveg, SE	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2006	Surin, TH	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2006	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Hult, SE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Lobonas_D, SE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Lillhamra, SE	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Bialystok, PL	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Kouvola Anjala, FI	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Princeville Rch 1117, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Lillhardal, SE	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Flyvestation Aalborg, DK	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	123 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Feodosiia, UA	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Russellville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Mariestad, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Chongqing, CN	all-time high max	43.0 C (109.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Fagelsjo_D, SE	all-time rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2006	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 923 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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Data for records on 2006-08-15: 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 2026-10-17 (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	652
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1