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Weather Records on 16 May 1919

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1919. Highest significance: Watford, CA.

Key Facts for 16 May 1919

  • On 16 May 1919, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Watford set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 16 May 1919.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 16 May 1919 28 station records on 16 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 16 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation42.5 mm (1.7 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.9 mm (0.15 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord low minimum temperature2.9 C (37.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog (Cooreii)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HenicheskUkraineRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WulgulmerangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Gresford)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 16 May 1919 by type Records set or tied on 16 May 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 May 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 16 May 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 May 1919 by timescale Records on 16 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 16 May 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1919 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 310 to 15: 315 to 20: 320 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 103
10 to 153
15 to 203
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1919
Top 20 records on 16 May 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 May 1919Watford, CAdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)25 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Cottam, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)13 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Kiev, UAdaily low max6.1 C (43.0 F)5.7 C (10.3 F)36 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Brantford, CAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Sotchi, RUdaily rain42.5 mm (1.7 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Simferopol, UAdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain3.9 mm (0.15 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Ljungby, SEdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Astoria, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Baku, AZdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Woodstock, CAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Stroud Post Office, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Vastervik, SEdaily low min0.5 C (32.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Uman, UAdaily low min2.9 C (37.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Prospect Reservoir, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Jamberoo (Lorna), AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Morpeth Post Office, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1919Dungog (Cooreii), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)22 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

1802 to 1919
Records on 05-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1919. 1919 had 28 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 11806: 11820: 11825: 11832: 11837: 11847: 11856: 11858: 11861: 11862: 11863: 11864: 11866: 11867: 21871: 11874: 31878: 11879: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 21888: 21889: 21890: 11891: 41892: 31893: 11894: 21895: 61896: 21897: 11898: 111899: 61900: 71901: 21902: 101903: 91904: 171905: 131906: 251907: 131908: 61909: 571910: 241911: 221912: 131913: 241914: 111915: 1041916: 381917: 481918: 3951919: 281920: 691921: 1061922: 311923: 1261924: 1521925: 1771926: 2111927: 2301928: 1211929: 2731930: 1701931: 2541932: 4411933: 2681934: 3041935: 3201936: 5201937: 2791938: 2991939: 4481940: 3341941: 4291942: 7211943: 6521944: 5311945: 8881946: 3271947: 3441948: 2811949: 3601950: 2101951: 5581952: 7731953: 4211954: 2511955: 5251956: 6971957: 6101958: 3611959: 6801960: 3701961: 3781962: 1,2951963: 5521964: 3131965: 4421966: 4201967: 6111968: 7901969: 4231970: 5201971: 5091972: 6251973: 8691974: 1,2071975: 5441976: 5181977: 1,2691978: 8081979: 5061980: 8301981: 8961982: 4271983: 1,5791984: 9811985: 5361986: 7471987: 1,3691988: 9461989: 9381990: 1,0681991: 1,0941992: 8091993: 6531994: 7051995: 1,2351996: 1,8351997: 1,9321998: 1,5001999: 7782000: 1,1292001: 1,1102002: 6942003: 1,2892004: 8692005: 8702006: 1,3452007: 6922008: 1,0342009: 8972010: 8362011: 1,3982012: 7702013: 5962014: 1,4832015: 7822016: 7932017: 7102018: 1,0132019: 5722020: 4312021: 4192022: 7172023: 6532024: 6012025: 9932026: 5581802187818951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1919. 1919 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-16 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18061
18201
18251
18321
18371
18471
18561
18581
18611
18621
18631
18641
18661
18672
18711
18743
18781
18791
18801
18811
18821
18831
18841
18851
18861
18872
18882
18892
18901
18914
18923
18931
18942
18956
18962
18971
189811
18996
19007
19012
190210
19039
190417
190513
190625
190713
19086
190957
191024
191122
191213
191324
191411
1915104
191638
191748
1918395
191928
192069
1921106
192231
1923126
1924152
1925177
1926211
1927230
1928121
1929273
1930170
1931254
1932441
1933268
1934304
1935320
1936520
1937279
1938299
1939448
1940334
1941429
1942721
1943652
1944531
1945888
1946327
1947344
1948281
1949360
1950210
1951558
1952773
1953421
1954251
1955525
1956697
1957610
1958361
1959680
1960370
1961378
19621,295
1963552
1964313
1965442
1966420
1967611
1968790
1969423
1970520
1971509
1972625
1973869
19741,207
1975544
1976518
19771,269
1978808
1979506
1980830
1981896
1982427
19831,579
1984981
1985536
1986747
19871,369
1988946
1989938
19901,068
19911,094
1992809
1993653
1994705
19951,235
19961,835
19971,932
19981,500
1999778
20001,129
20011,110
2002694
20031,289
2004869
2005870
20061,345
2007692
20081,034
2009897
2010836
20111,398
2012770
2013596
20141,483
2015782
2016793
2017710
20181,013
2019572
2020431
2021419
2022717
2023653
2024601
2025993
2026558

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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).