Weather Records on 16 May 1915

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1915. Highest significance: M.R.A., AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1915

On 16 May 1915, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 104 daily.
M.R.A. set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 16 May 1915.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 16 May 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brundah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 84.

Records on 16 May 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1915

Top 20 records on 16 May 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1915	M.R.A., AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1915	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1915	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1915	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1915	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Tumbarumba 1, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Cadia, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Angaston, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Riverton, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Freeling Railway, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1915	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 years	20 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1915. 1915 had 104 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	63
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	10
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1