Weather Records on 16 May 1933

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1933. Highest significance: Satna, IN.

Key Facts for 16 May 1933

On 16 May 1933, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 265 daily.
Satna set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 16 May 1933.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 16 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawada	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 16 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1933

Top 20 records on 16 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1933	Satna, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1933	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1933	Palanpur, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1933	Erandol, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Raigarh, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Banswara, IN	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Harda, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Balasinor, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Pickens 1, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Sagar, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Panvel, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Richmond, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Salisbury, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Huntingdon, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Tangley, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Lunawada, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1933	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	6.9 C (44.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	22 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1933. 1933 had 268 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 5	147
5 to 10	23
10 to 15	15
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	7
25 to 30	6
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1