Weather Records on 16 May 1928

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1928. Highest significance: Carlinville, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1928

On 16 May 1928, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 120 daily.
Carlinville set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 16 May 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 16 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 67.

Records on 16 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

102 broken records

Margins by which the 102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1928

Top 20 records on 16 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1928	Carlinville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1928	Waukesha Wwtp, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1928	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1928	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1928	Pana, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1928	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Haigler, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Kazan, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Bonang (Goomgerah), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1928	Fairmont, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 121 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	81
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2