Weather Records on 16 May 1935

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1935. Highest significance: Sonnblick, AT.

Key Facts for 16 May 1935

On 16 May 1935, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 311 daily.
Sonnblick set an all-time record daily precipitation of 108.4 mm (4.3 in) on 16 May 1935.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 16 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1935

Top 20 records on 16 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1935	Sonnblick, AT	all-time rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1935	Peddie (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Milan, IT	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1935	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1935	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1935	Mantova, IT	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1935	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1935	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1935	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	27 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1935. 1935 had 320 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	233
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3