Weather Records on 16 May 1927

230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1927. Highest significance: Edithburgh Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1927

On 16 May 1927, 230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 227 daily.
Edithburgh Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 May 1927.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

230 stations

230 station records on 16 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

230 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 227.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1020.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1927

Top 20 records on 16 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1927	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1927	Ladner, CA	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1927	Morgantown 1, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Buckhannon, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Chippewa Lake, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Grantsville, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Marion, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Philo 3 SW, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Parnu, EE	daily low min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Franklin, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	State College, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1927	Wellsboro, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	21 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1927. 1927 had 230 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 200	184
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1