Weather Records on 15 May 2008

995 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 2008. Highest significance: Covington 8 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 2008

On 15 May 2008, 995 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
412 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 941 daily.
Covington 8 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 138.4 mm (5.4 in) on 15 May 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

995 stations

995 station records on 15 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
El Tejocote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Tigre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tonisvorst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heumen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quimixtlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gemert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Volkel_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denham Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Lajitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

995 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 44, daily 941.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 2008

Top 20 records on 15 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 2008	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2008	Hammond, US	all-time rain	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2008	El Tejocote, MX	all-time rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Jarrell, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Anna Jacoba Polder, NL	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Lake Providence, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Belzoni, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Kapellebrug, NL	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Petaluma AP, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Presa El Tigre, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Eudora, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Bastrop, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Newton Exp STN, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Tonisvorst, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Bad Nauheim, DE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2008	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	49 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 2008. 2008 had 995 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 200	770
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1