Weather Records on 16 May 1932

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1932. Highest significance: Palayankottai, IN.

Key Facts for 16 May 1932

On 16 May 1932, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 436 daily.
Palayankottai set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 May 1932.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 16 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 16 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1932

Top 20 records on 16 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1932	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Kherson, UA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Kaufman 3 SE, US	monthly rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Alvin, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Camooweal Township, AU	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Uccle, BE	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Palladam, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Madurai, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Koregaon, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1932	Toronto, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1932	Cuero, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1932	Chatham, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	44 years	33 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1932. 1932 had 441 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	343
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1