Weather Records on 16 May 1942

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1942. Highest significance: Roebourne, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1942

On 16 May 1942, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 692 daily.
Roebourne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 16 May 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 16 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Ninan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boolaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1942

Top 20 records on 16 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1942	Roebourne, AU	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1942	Boodarie, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1942	Farrell Sharon, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Roy Hill, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Supa, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Bhogpur, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Gordon, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Yorkrakine, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Mardie, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Yanrey, AU	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Bamboo Springs, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Towera, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1942	Doodlakine, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 721 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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Data for records on 1942-05-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	533
25 to 50	56
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1