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Weather Records on 21 May 1916

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 1916. Highest significance: Gysinge, SE.

Key Facts for 21 May 1916

  • On 21 May 1916, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Gysinge set a daily record precipitation of 11.6 mm (0.5 in) on 21 May 1916.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 21 May 1916 13 station records on 21 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 21 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STNSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.2 C (34.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 21 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 21 May 1916 by type: Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 May 1916 by type: Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 21 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 May 1916 by timescale Records on 21 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 21 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 May 1916 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.7. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 24 to 6: 26 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 42
4 to 62
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 1916
Top 13 records on 21 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 May 1916Gysinge, SEdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916East London -Signal STN, ZAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Falsterbo, SEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)9 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Kologha (Bos), ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Sheffield, GBdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)6 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Cet Central England, GBdaily high min11.9 C (53.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Ekaterinburg, RUdaily high min14.1 C (57.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low min1.2 C (34.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1916Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)5 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

1793 to 1916
Records on 05-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 13 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11795: 11811: 11837: 21842: 11847: 21854: 11857: 11858: 11865: 11866: 11870: 21875: 11876: 11880: 21882: 11885: 11886: 21887: 31889: 51890: 31891: 61892: 11893: 11894: 41895: 41896: 51897: 21898: 11899: 51900: 11901: 31902: 41903: 261904: 81905: 71906: 121907: 361908: 131909: 131910: 141911: 871912: 241913: 131914: 261915: 241916: 131917: 761918: 511919: 1701920: 391921: 1581922: 391923: 1251924: 1481925: 2501926: 2211927: 2071928: 1731929: 2471930: 1331931: 4881932: 3431933: 2901934: 5901935: 1901936: 3281937: 2271938: 3481939: 3551940: 4561941: 5251942: 4821943: 4631944: 3101945: 5151946: 3241947: 4851948: 3121949: 5931950: 4031951: 2711952: 3851953: 5011954: 9611955: 5071956: 4091957: 7091958: 5111959: 6841960: 6151961: 3061962: 5531963: 5981964: 7881965: 2381966: 2961967: 1,0221968: 5491969: 8321970: 4491971: 5361972: 5571973: 4931974: 8471975: 1,1601976: 3931977: 7561978: 5751979: 7871980: 8571981: 1,5501982: 5991983: 1,1061984: 9501985: 6101986: 9081987: 1,2421988: 8191989: 6711990: 9471991: 1,0651992: 1,1431993: 1,1971994: 6561995: 7491996: 1,4611997: 9531998: 1,2001999: 5442000: 8972001: 1,1872002: 2,0482003: 8072004: 8982005: 1,0202006: 8102007: 8942008: 7402009: 1,3152010: 9622011: 9592012: 8482013: 8842014: 5222015: 9562016: 5672017: 7802018: 5252019: 1,6682020: 7072021: 1,1312022: 1,5122023: 7942024: 7512025: 7762026: 3561793188519021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-21 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17951
18111
18372
18421
18472
18541
18571
18581
18651
18661
18702
18751
18761
18802
18821
18851
18862
18873
18895
18903
18916
18921
18931
18944
18954
18965
18972
18981
18995
19001
19013
19024
190326
19048
19057
190612
190736
190813
190913
191014
191187
191224
191313
191426
191524
191613
191776
191851
1919170
192039
1921158
192239
1923125
1924148
1925250
1926221
1927207
1928173
1929247
1930133
1931488
1932343
1933290
1934590
1935190
1936328
1937227
1938348
1939355
1940456
1941525
1942482
1943463
1944310
1945515
1946324
1947485
1948312
1949593
1950403
1951271
1952385
1953501
1954961
1955507
1956409
1957709
1958511
1959684
1960615
1961306
1962553
1963598
1964788
1965238
1966296
19671,022
1968549
1969832
1970449
1971536
1972557
1973493
1974847
19751,160
1976393
1977756
1978575
1979787
1980857
19811,550
1982599
19831,106
1984950
1985610
1986908
19871,242
1988819
1989671
1990947
19911,065
19921,143
19931,197
1994656
1995749
19961,461
1997953
19981,200
1999544
2000897
20011,187
20022,048
2003807
2004898
20051,020
2006810
2007894
2008740
20091,315
2010962
2011959
2012848
2013884
2014522
2015956
2016567
2017780
2018525
20191,668
2020707
20211,131
20221,512
2023794
2024751
2025776
2026356

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).