Weather Records on 16 May 1916

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1916. Highest significance: Ny City Cntrl Park, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1916

On 16 May 1916, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 36 daily.
Ny City Cntrl Park set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 16 May 1916.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

38 stations

38 station records on 16 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.

Records on 16 May 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 36.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1916

Top 20 records on 16 May 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1916	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1916	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1916	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Kingston Queens U, CA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Ottawa, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Outalpa, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Pitea, SE	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Concord, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	34 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Holmogadd A, SE	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Kadina, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1916	Weldon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	24 years	11 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 38 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	20
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1