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Weather Records on 20 May 1916

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1916. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 20 May 1916

  • On 20 May 1916, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record high minimum temperature of 13.4 C (56.1 F) on 20 May 1916.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 20 May 1916 29 station records on 20 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 20 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fir GlenSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.4 C (68.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low minimum temperature3.1 C (37.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 20 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 20 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 20 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 May 1916 by timescale Records on 20 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 20 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 May 1916 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 11.2. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 54 to 6: 36 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
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 11.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 45
4 to 63
6 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1916
Top 20 records on 20 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 May 1916Armagh, GBdaily high min13.4 C (56.1 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)50 years29 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Tallinn, EEdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Parnu, EEdaily rain16.9 mm (0.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Tbilisi, GEdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Humansdorp (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Galway, IEdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Kiev, UAdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916St. Petersburg, RUdaily low max5.9 C (42.6 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Bloukrans (Bos), ZAdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Fir Glen, ZAdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily low min-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Perm, RUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Alexandria (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max20.4 C (68.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Kiev, UAdaily low min3.1 C (37.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Galway, IEdaily high min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie54 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1916Windsor Riverside, CAdaily low min (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie47 years4 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 on 05-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11803: 11804: 11815: 11825: 11837: 11844: 11845: 31847: 11854: 11858: 31861: 11862: 11865: 11867: 11868: 21870: 31871: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11880: 21884: 21885: 11887: 21889: 31890: 31891: 51892: 31893: 11894: 61895: 31896: 31897: 31898: 41899: 41900: 11901: 51902: 111903: 191904: 41905: 41906: 221907: 351908: 231909: 101910: 201911: 821912: 201913: 101914: 161915: 421916: 291917: 461918: 921919: 561920: 441921: 2341922: 401923: 1251924: 1891925: 2511926: 1281927: 1181928: 1381929: 3231930: 1291931: 4511932: 6891933: 4491934: 5821935: 2591936: 2071937: 2701938: 3311939: 2661940: 3371941: 3781942: 3371943: 8021944: 3151945: 4981946: 3391947: 3581948: 5141949: 5861950: 3271951: 2881952: 6151953: 5181954: 8221955: 4211956: 5651957: 7281958: 3781959: 7851960: 6121961: 3331962: 7731963: 7321964: 5171965: 2001966: 4161967: 5871968: 7431969: 8851970: 3101971: 6531972: 6121973: 4191974: 8931975: 1,3321976: 8371977: 5531978: 5341979: 6831980: 7511981: 1,5401982: 5541983: 1,3071984: 8671985: 4261986: 7901987: 1,0361988: 8051989: 7641990: 7221991: 9251992: 1,2001993: 1,2081994: 7781995: 7341996: 1,7491997: 1,1061998: 1,1241999: 6732000: 9912001: 8472002: 2,2992003: 1,2012004: 7462005: 9292006: 1,0062007: 5652008: 9992009: 1,5292010: 1,0112011: 1,1172012: 6042013: 9192014: 6292015: 1,0012016: 6922017: 1,2142018: 4602019: 1,4832020: 7842021: 9042022: 1,6432023: 1,1062024: 4782025: 9692026: 6961802187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-20 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18031
18041
18151
18251
18371
18441
18453
18471
18541
18583
18611
18621
18651
18671
18682
18703
18712
18762
18773
18791
18802
18842
18851
18872
18893
18903
18915
18923
18931
18946
18953
18963
18973
18984
18994
19001
19015
190211
190319
19044
19054
190622
190735
190823
190910
191020
191182
191220
191310
191416
191542
191629
191746
191892
191956
192044
1921234
192240
1923125
1924189
1925251
1926128
1927118
1928138
1929323
1930129
1931451
1932689
1933449
1934582
1935259
1936207
1937270
1938331
1939266
1940337
1941378
1942337
1943802
1944315
1945498
1946339
1947358
1948514
1949586
1950327
1951288
1952615
1953518
1954822
1955421
1956565
1957728
1958378
1959785
1960612
1961333
1962773
1963732
1964517
1965200
1966416
1967587
1968743
1969885
1970310
1971653
1972612
1973419
1974893
19751,332
1976837
1977553
1978534
1979683
1980751
19811,540
1982554
19831,307
1984867
1985426
1986790
19871,036
1988805
1989764
1990722
1991925
19921,200
19931,208
1994778
1995734
19961,749
19971,106
19981,124
1999673
2000991
2001847
20022,299
20031,201
2004746
2005929
20061,006
2007565
2008999
20091,529
20101,011
20111,117
2012604
2013919
2014629
20151,001
2016692
20171,214
2018460
20191,483
2020784
2021904
20221,643
20231,106
2024478
2025969
2026696

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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).