Weather Records on 16 May 1930

170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1930. Highest significance: Irkutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1930

On 16 May 1930, 170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 166 daily.
Irkutsk set a daily record precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 16 May 1930.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

170 stations

170 station records on 16 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

170 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 49.

Records on 16 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 166.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1930

Top 20 records on 16 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1930	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1930	Beowawe, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1930	Natchez, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Lemon Cove, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Trinidad, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	San Jacinto, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Renovo, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Grenfell, CA	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Halifax, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Escondido, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Las Animas, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Minden, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Jerome, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Fulton, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1930	Redlands, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	19 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1930. 1930 had 170 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1930-05-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 5	107
5 to 10	22
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1