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Weather Records on 16 May 1937

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1937. Highest significance: Bower, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1937

  • On 16 May 1937, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 76 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 278 daily.
  • Bower set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 May 1937.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

279 stations
Weather records on 16 May 1937 279 station records on 16 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
279 station records on 16 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 May 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BowerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
VilsandiEstoniaRecord daily precipitation29.4 mm (1.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
RivertonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature34.0 C (93.2 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
WellwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217United StatesRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STNUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
DhubriIndiaRecord daily precipitation78.2 mm (3.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
FerganaUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RobertstownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Avoca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St GeorgesCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Worlds End)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LyrupAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.5 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChowillaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Australia PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake CowalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WantabadgeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CowabieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WolfvilleCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell FlatAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie (Ramco)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GilgunniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BiambleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BobundaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WaikerieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AscherslebenGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EdeowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WalwaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SnowtownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Corona DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PanbanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Tillara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagala Old)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records
Records on 16 May 1937 by type Records set or tied on 16 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 174. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 52Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 24Lowest daily minimum: 25Heaviest daily rainfall: 174Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.
Records on 16 May 1937 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum52
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum24
Lowest daily minimum25
Heaviest daily rainfall174
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 May 1937 by timescale Records on 16 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 278. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 278all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 278.
Records on 16 May 1937 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily278

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1937 Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted. 0501001502000 to 5: 1605 to 10: 5210 to 15: 1215 to 20: 620 to 25: 325 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 1937
MarginRecords
0 to 5160
5 to 1052
10 to 1512
15 to 206
20 to 253
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1937
Top 20 records on 16 May 1937 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 May 1937Bower, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)22 years49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1937Vilsandi, EEdaily rain29.4 mm (1.2 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)2 years44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1937Brinkworth (Bungaree), AUdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)51 years40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1937Riverton, AUdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)22 years33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)19 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Guelph Oac, CAdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)17.6 mm (0.7 in)14 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily high max34.0 C (93.2 F)7.0 C (12.6 F)10 years29 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Wellwood, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)19 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Paauhau 217, USdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Orange 3, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)19 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Banff, CAdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)47 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937University Exp STN, USdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Tizi Ouzou, DZdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)43 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Dhubri, INdaily rain78.2 mm (3.1 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Fergana, UZdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Robertstown, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Bobadah (Avoca), AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Hawker (Holowilena), AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Brinkworth (Anama Park), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1937Condobolin (Borambil Park), AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)67 years20 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 1937
Records on 05-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1937. 1937 had 279 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 11806: 11820: 11825: 11832: 11837: 11847: 11856: 11858: 11861: 11862: 11863: 11864: 11866: 11867: 21871: 11874: 31878: 11879: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 21888: 21889: 21890: 11891: 41892: 31893: 11894: 21895: 61896: 21897: 11898: 111899: 61900: 71901: 21902: 101903: 91904: 171905: 131906: 251907: 131908: 61909: 571910: 241911: 221912: 131913: 241914: 111915: 1041916: 381917: 481918: 3951919: 281920: 691921: 1061922: 311923: 1261924: 1521925: 1771926: 2111927: 2301928: 1211929: 2731930: 1701931: 2541932: 4411933: 2681934: 3041935: 3201936: 5201937: 2791938: 2991939: 4481940: 3341941: 4291942: 7211943: 6521944: 5311945: 8881946: 3271947: 3441948: 2811949: 3601950: 2101951: 5581952: 7731953: 4211954: 2511955: 5251956: 6971957: 6101958: 3611959: 6801960: 3701961: 3781962: 1,2951963: 5521964: 3131965: 4421966: 4201967: 6111968: 7901969: 4231970: 5201971: 5091972: 6251973: 8691974: 1,2071975: 5441976: 5181977: 1,2691978: 8081979: 5061980: 8301981: 8961982: 4271983: 1,5791984: 9811985: 5361986: 7471987: 1,3691988: 9461989: 9381990: 1,0681991: 1,0941992: 8091993: 6531994: 7051995: 1,2351996: 1,8351997: 1,9321998: 1,5001999: 7782000: 1,1292001: 1,1102002: 6942003: 1,2892004: 8692005: 8702006: 1,3452007: 6922008: 1,0342009: 8972010: 8362011: 1,3982012: 7702013: 5962014: 1,4832015: 7822016: 7932017: 7102018: 1,0132019: 5722020: 4312021: 4192022: 7172023: 6532024: 6012025: 9932026: 5581802187818951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1937. 1937 had 279 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-16 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18061
18201
18251
18321
18371
18471
18561
18581
18611
18621
18631
18641
18661
18672
18711
18743
18781
18791
18801
18811
18821
18831
18841
18851
18861
18872
18882
18892
18901
18914
18923
18931
18942
18956
18962
18971
189811
18996
19007
19012
190210
19039
190417
190513
190625
190713
19086
190957
191024
191122
191213
191324
191411
1915104
191638
191748
1918395
191928
192069
1921106
192231
1923126
1924152
1925177
1926211
1927230
1928121
1929273
1930170
1931254
1932441
1933268
1934304
1935320
1936520
1937279
1938299
1939448
1940334
1941429
1942721
1943652
1944531
1945888
1946327
1947344
1948281
1949360
1950210
1951558
1952773
1953421
1954251
1955525
1956697
1957610
1958361
1959680
1960370
1961378
19621,295
1963552
1964313
1965442
1966420
1967611
1968790
1969423
1970520
1971509
1972625
1973869
19741,207
1975544
1976518
19771,269
1978808
1979506
1980830
1981896
1982427
19831,579
1984981
1985536
1986747
19871,369
1988946
1989938
19901,068
19911,094
1992809
1993653
1994705
19951,235
19961,835
19971,932
19981,500
1999778
20001,129
20011,110
2002694
20031,289
2004869
2005870
20061,345
2007692
20081,034
2009897
2010836
20111,398
2012770
2013596
20141,483
2015782
2016793
2017710
20181,013
2019572
2020431
2021419
2022717
2023653
2024601
2025993
2026558

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).