Weather Records on 15 July 2015

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2015. Highest significance: Oneida, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 2015

On 15 July 2015, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 537 daily.
Oneida set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 15 July 2015.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 15 July 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perevoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antsiranana	Madagascar	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buzaubaj	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balhash	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Invercargill Airpor	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maksatiha	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Sanford AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 15 July 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2015 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2015

Top 20 records on 15 July 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2015	Oneida, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Lebanon, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Elmira, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Pactola Dam, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	119 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Purcellville, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Chardzhev, TM	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Hoxie, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Ibapah, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Valentine, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Perevoz, RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Munising, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Lenoir City, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2015	Antsiranana, MG	daily low min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	36 years	42 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 547 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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).