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Weather Records on 16 May 1907

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1907. Highest significance: Philadelphia City, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1907

  • On 16 May 1907, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Philadelphia City set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 16 May 1907.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 16 May 1907 13 station records on 16 May 1907 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 16 May 1907 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 May 1907: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 16 May 1907 by type Records set or tied on 16 May 1907 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 May 1907 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 16 May 1907 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 May 1907 by timescale Records on 16 May 1907 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 May 1907 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 16 May 1907 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1907 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.2. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1907
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1907
Top 13 records on 16 May 1907 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 May 1907Philadelphia City, USdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)30.2 mm (1.2 in)13 years39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1907Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)15 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)25 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Beatrice, CAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Trenton 2, USdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Sveg, SEdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Santa Fe, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Dubuque River, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min (Tie)11.0 C (51.8 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1907St John's, CAdaily low min (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie4 years1 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 1907
Records on 05-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1907. 1907 had 13 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 1907. 1907 had 13 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).