Weather Records on 15 August 2015

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2015. Highest significance: Anklam, DE.

Key Facts for 15 August 2015

On 15 August 2015, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
627 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 730 daily.
Anklam set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 15 August 2015.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

759 stations

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

Weather records on 15 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Los Toros	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woold	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 316, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 94.

Records on 15 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	316
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2015

Top 20 records on 15 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2015	Anklam, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	123 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2015	Opihihale #2 24.1, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Remscheid-Lennep, DE	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Kealakekua 26.2, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Paso de Los Toros, UY	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Komisarivka, UA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Imperial, US	daily high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Wien, AT	monthly high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	152 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Max, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Milolii 2.34, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Eichstatt-Landershofen, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Lead, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Levan, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Buffalo, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Pathfinder Dam, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Albany, AU	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Waren, DE	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2015	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 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 759 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	552
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1