Weather Records on 15 October 2015

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2015. Highest significance: Gospic, HR.

Key Facts for 15 October 2015

On 15 October 2015, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
846 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,104 daily.
Gospic set a daily record precipitation of 128.6 mm (5.1 in) on 15 October 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 15 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 592, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	592
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

922 broken records

Margins by which the 922 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2015

Top 20 records on 15 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2015	Gospic, HR	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	108 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2015	Knin, HR	daily rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2015	Arivaca, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Oceanside Marina, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Yagaburne, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Woodleigh, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Paris, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Rison, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Tombstone, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Mina, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Corsicana, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high max	32.7 C (90.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Meeker 5 W, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2015	St George, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 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

1794 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 1,139 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 10	896
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2