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Weather Records on 16 May 1906

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1906. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 16 May 1906

  • On 16 May 1906, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 16 May 1906.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 16 May 1906 25 station records on 16 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 16 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 May 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BolognaItalyRecord daily precipitation43.0 mm (1.7 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 16 May 1906 by type Records set or tied on 16 May 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 May 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 16 May 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 May 1906 by timescale Records on 16 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25.
Records on 16 May 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1906 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.7. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 205 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 520
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1906
Top 20 records on 16 May 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 May 1906Bologna, ITdaily rain43.0 mm (1.7 in)20.7 mm (0.8 in)10 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Stratford, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)33 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Southampton, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)52 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Hambantota, LKdaily high min26.4 C (79.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Woodstock, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Peterborough, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Parry Sound, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Tallinn, EEdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min11.6 C (52.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906World Trade Ctr, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Gravenhurst, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Southampton, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Stratford, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1906Buffalo, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1906
Records on 05-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1906. 1906 had 25 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 11806: 11820: 11825: 11832: 11837: 11847: 11856: 11858: 11861: 11862: 11863: 11864: 11866: 11867: 21871: 11874: 31878: 11879: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 21888: 21889: 21890: 11891: 41892: 31893: 11894: 21895: 61896: 21897: 11898: 111899: 61900: 71901: 21902: 101903: 91904: 171905: 131906: 251907: 131908: 61909: 571910: 241911: 221912: 131913: 241914: 111915: 1041916: 381917: 481918: 3951919: 281920: 691921: 1061922: 311923: 1261924: 1521925: 1771926: 2111927: 2301928: 1211929: 2731930: 1701931: 2541932: 4411933: 2681934: 3041935: 3201936: 5201937: 2791938: 2991939: 4481940: 3341941: 4291942: 7211943: 6521944: 5311945: 8881946: 3271947: 3441948: 2811949: 3601950: 2101951: 5581952: 7731953: 4211954: 2511955: 5251956: 6971957: 6101958: 3611959: 6801960: 3701961: 3781962: 1,2951963: 5521964: 3131965: 4421966: 4201967: 6111968: 7901969: 4231970: 5201971: 5091972: 6251973: 8691974: 1,2071975: 5441976: 5181977: 1,2691978: 8081979: 5061980: 8301981: 8961982: 4271983: 1,5791984: 9811985: 5361986: 7471987: 1,3691988: 9461989: 9381990: 1,0681991: 1,0941992: 8091993: 6531994: 7051995: 1,2351996: 1,8351997: 1,9321998: 1,5001999: 7782000: 1,1292001: 1,1102002: 6942003: 1,2892004: 8692005: 8702006: 1,3452007: 6922008: 1,0342009: 8972010: 8362011: 1,3982012: 7702013: 5962014: 1,4832015: 7822016: 7932017: 7102018: 1,0132019: 5722020: 4312021: 4192022: 7172023: 6532024: 6012025: 9932026: 5581802187818951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1906. 1906 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-16 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18061
18201
18251
18321
18371
18471
18561
18581
18611
18621
18631
18641
18661
18672
18711
18743
18781
18791
18801
18811
18821
18831
18841
18851
18861
18872
18882
18892
18901
18914
18923
18931
18942
18956
18962
18971
189811
18996
19007
19012
190210
19039
190417
190513
190625
190713
19086
190957
191024
191122
191213
191324
191411
1915104
191638
191748
1918395
191928
192069
1921106
192231
1923126
1924152
1925177
1926211
1927230
1928121
1929273
1930170
1931254
1932441
1933268
1934304
1935320
1936520
1937279
1938299
1939448
1940334
1941429
1942721
1943652
1944531
1945888
1946327
1947344
1948281
1949360
1950210
1951558
1952773
1953421
1954251
1955525
1956697
1957610
1958361
1959680
1960370
1961378
19621,295
1963552
1964313
1965442
1966420
1967611
1968790
1969423
1970520
1971509
1972625
1973869
19741,207
1975544
1976518
19771,269
1978808
1979506
1980830
1981896
1982427
19831,579
1984981
1985536
1986747
19871,369
1988946
1989938
19901,068
19911,094
1992809
1993653
1994705
19951,235
19961,835
19971,932
19981,500
1999778
20001,129
20011,110
2002694
20031,289
2004869
2005870
20061,345
2007692
20081,034
2009897
2010836
20111,398
2012770
2013596
20141,483
2015782
2016793
2017710
20181,013
2019572
2020431
2021419
2022717
2023653
2024601
2025993
2026558

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).