Weather Records on 16 May 1934

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1934. Highest significance: Bridgeport 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1934

On 16 May 1934, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 291 daily.
Bridgeport 5 NW set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 May 1934.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 16 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 60.

Records on 16 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1934

Top 20 records on 16 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1934	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1934	Clarksville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1934	Sarpsborg, NO	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1934	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1934	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1934	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Williamsburg 2 NW, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Halden, NO	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Milbank 4 NW, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Bajramaly, TM	daily low min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Kingstree, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Ottawa, CA	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1934	Hosadurga, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1934. 1934 had 304 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).