Weather Records on 16 May 1923

126 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1923. Highest significance: Americus, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1923

On 16 May 1923, 126 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 123 daily.
Americus set a daily record precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 16 May 1923.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

126 stations

126 station records on 16 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

126 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 123.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1923

Top 20 records on 16 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1923	Americus, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1923	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1923	Alma, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1923	Amite, US	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1923	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1923	Salisbury, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Port Stanley, CA	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Marshallville 6 S, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Eufaula, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Galway, IE	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Halden, NO	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Grayling, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	16 years	20 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1923. 1923 had 126 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 20	92
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2