Weather Records on 16 May 1926

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1926. Highest significance: Cape May 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1926

On 16 May 1926, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 209 daily.
Cape May 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 16 May 1926.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

211 stations

211 station records on 16 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fortescue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

172 broken records

Margins by which the 172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1926

Top 20 records on 16 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1926	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Roermond, NL	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Helmond, NL	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Dumble, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Hyannis, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Muenster, DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Woody Island, AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1926	Winterswijk, NL	monthly rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1926	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1926	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1926	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1926	College Park, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1926	Uccle, BE	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1926	Darlington, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1926	Vineland, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	49 years	24 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1926. 1926 had 211 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 10	135
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1