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Weather Records on 1 May 1916

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1916. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 1 May 1916

  • On 1 May 1916, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 26 daily.
  • St John's set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 1 May 1916.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 1 May 1916 27 station records on 1 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 1 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation85.6 mm (3.4 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.5 mm (1.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation28.8 mm (1.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Daly WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KhersonUkraineRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 1 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 1 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 1 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 May 1916 by timescale Records on 1 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26.
Records on 1 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 1916 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.6. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 310 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 103
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 253

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1916
Top 20 records on 1 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 May 1916St John's, CAmonthly rain85.6 mm (3.4 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)39 years55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1916Umea, SEdaily rain27.5 mm (1.1 in)19.7 mm (0.8 in)18 years46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1916Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain28.8 mm (1.1 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)3 years43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1916Oxford, GBdaily low max8.7 C (47.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)79 years33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Wiarton, CAdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)31 years23 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Hewitt, USdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Harnosand, SEdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Daly Waters, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Powell Creek, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Orillia, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Barrie, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Santa Fe, USdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Sveg, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Vasilevici, BYdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Kherson, UAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1916Sarna, SEdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)10 years10 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

1795 to 1916
Records on 05-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 27 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11804: 11814: 11818: 11835: 11836: 11840: 11846: 21847: 11850: 11851: 11857: 11860: 11861: 11864: 21865: 11868: 21872: 11875: 41878: 21879: 21880: 31881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 21887: 21888: 21889: 31890: 21891: 51892: 61893: 21894: 51896: 11897: 41898: 11899: 81900: 11901: 51902: 71903: 91904: 91905: 131906: 121907: 311908: 201909: 491910: 131911: 221912: 181913: 541914: 231915: 271916: 271917: 371918: 341919: 1501920: 1861921: 411922: 921923: 641924: 631925: 1181926: 5001927: 1251928: 1901929: 1421930: 2631931: 5371932: 2201933: 7061934: 3051935: 2761936: 3681937: 2181938: 3041939: 2271940: 7311941: 3331942: 1,0361943: 5261944: 2291945: 3501946: 4151947: 6551948: 7741949: 4051950: 4391951: 8941952: 5571953: 9171954: 1,5061955: 7721956: 1,1061957: 3591958: 4481959: 7641960: 7371961: 5881962: 6151963: 7041964: 3121965: 3601966: 7071967: 9481968: 4261969: 4291970: 1,0751971: 4441972: 5621973: 8411974: 5891975: 2861976: 6731977: 5451978: 1,2021979: 6121980: 5071981: 1,2651982: 5081983: 1,4231984: 6401985: 7891986: 5121987: 1,0981988: 1,0581989: 9491990: 9221991: 6331992: 1,2011993: 1,1011994: 1,2101995: 1,3651996: 1,4391997: 8041998: 9511999: 9322000: 8092001: 1,1062002: 1,2212003: 9642004: 8872005: 1,3202006: 7342007: 8572008: 9792009: 6792010: 1,1512011: 7162012: 7962013: 9762014: 9412015: 5502016: 8442017: 1,1632018: 5192019: 7882020: 1,0992021: 8342022: 3192023: 9122024: 4582025: 4302026: 6231795186818941912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 27 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-01 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18041
18141
18181
18351
18361
18401
18462
18471
18501
18511
18571
18601
18611
18642
18651
18682
18721
18754
18782
18792
18803
18812
18841
18851
18862
18872
18882
18893
18902
18915
18926
18932
18945
18961
18974
18981
18998
19001
19015
19027
19039
19049
190513
190612
190731
190820
190949
191013
191122
191218
191354
191423
191527
191627
191737
191834
1919150
1920186
192141
192292
192364
192463
1925118
1926500
1927125
1928190
1929142
1930263
1931537
1932220
1933706
1934305
1935276
1936368
1937218
1938304
1939227
1940731
1941333
19421,036
1943526
1944229
1945350
1946415
1947655
1948774
1949405
1950439
1951894
1952557
1953917
19541,506
1955772
19561,106
1957359
1958448
1959764
1960737
1961588
1962615
1963704
1964312
1965360
1966707
1967948
1968426
1969429
19701,075
1971444
1972562
1973841
1974589
1975286
1976673
1977545
19781,202
1979612
1980507
19811,265
1982508
19831,423
1984640
1985789
1986512
19871,098
19881,058
1989949
1990922
1991633
19921,201
19931,101
19941,210
19951,365
19961,439
1997804
1998951
1999932
2000809
20011,106
20021,221
2003964
2004887
20051,320
2006734
2007857
2008979
2009679
20101,151
2011716
2012796
2013976
2014941
2015550
2016844
20171,163
2018519
2019788
20201,099
2021834
2022319
2023912
2024458
2025430
2026623

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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).