Weather Records on 16 May 1929

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1929. Highest significance: Brazoria, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1929

On 16 May 1929, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 269 daily.
Brazoria set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.3 mm (7.6 in) on 16 May 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 16 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brazoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parks Spring Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 16 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1929

Top 20 records on 16 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1929	Brazoria, US	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1929	Savanne, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Alexandria, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Colchester 2 W, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Kingston, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Coleman, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Port Arthur, CA	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Humboldt, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Los Lunas, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Parks Spring Rch, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Calumet, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Belle Isle, CA	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1929	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	27 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1929. 1929 had 273 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	196
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1