Weather Records on 11 May 1916

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1916. Highest significance: Tallinn, EE.

Key Facts for 11 May 1916

On 11 May 1916, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 21 daily.
Tallinn set a daily record precipitation of 31.1 mm (1.2 in) on 11 May 1916.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

22 stations

22 station records on 11 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.

Records on 11 May 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records

Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1916

Top 20 records on 11 May 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1916	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1916	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1916	Putbus, DE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Gavle, SE	daily low max	1.6 C (34.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Umea, SE	daily low max	2.6 C (36.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	30 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Stockholm, SE	daily low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	29 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	25 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Gavle, SE	monthly low min (Tie)	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	tie	30 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Bjuraker, SE	daily low max	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	7 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1916	Washington, US	daily high min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	35 years	4 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

1814 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1916. 1916 had 22 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1916-05-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	14
5 to 10	1
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1