Weather Records on 16 May 1909

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1909. Highest significance: Bendigo Prison, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1909

On 16 May 1909, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 57 daily.
Bendigo Prison set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 16 May 1909.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 16 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 16 May 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 57.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1909

Top 20 records on 16 May 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1909	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1909	Castlemaine, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1909	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1909	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Noorong, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	St John's, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Sydney, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	St John's, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1909	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	29 years	16 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 1909

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1909. 1909 had 57 records.

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

Records on 05-16 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1820	1
1825	1
1832	1
1837	1
1847	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1871	1
1874	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	11
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	9
1904	17
1905	13
1906	25
1907	13
1908	6
1909	57
1910	24
1911	22
1912	13
1913	24
1914	11
1915	104
1916	38
1917	48
1918	395
1919	28
1920	69
1921	106
1922	31
1923	126
1924	152
1925	177
1926	211
1927	230
1928	121
1929	273
1930	170
1931	254
1932	441
1933	268
1934	304
1935	320
1936	520
1937	279
1938	299
1939	448
1940	334
1941	429
1942	721
1943	652
1944	531
1945	888
1946	327
1947	344
1948	281
1949	360
1950	210
1951	558
1952	773
1953	421
1954	251
1955	525
1956	697
1957	610
1958	361
1959	680
1960	370
1961	378
1962	1,295
1963	552
1964	313
1965	442
1966	420
1967	611
1968	790
1969	423
1970	520
1971	509
1972	625
1973	869
1974	1,207
1975	544
1976	518
1977	1,269
1978	808
1979	506
1980	830
1981	896
1982	427
1983	1,579
1984	981
1985	536
1986	747
1987	1,369
1988	946
1989	938
1990	1,068
1991	1,094
1992	809
1993	653
1994	705
1995	1,235
1996	1,835
1997	1,932
1998	1,500
1999	778
2000	1,129
2001	1,110
2002	694
2003	1,289
2004	869
2005	870
2006	1,345
2007	692
2008	1,034
2009	897
2010	836
2011	1,398
2012	770
2013	596
2014	1,483
2015	782
2016	793
2017	710
2018	1,013
2019	572
2020	431
2021	419
2022	717
2023	653
2024	601
2025	993
2026	558

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	26
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1