Weather Records on 16 May 1943

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1943. Highest significance: Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1943

On 16 May 1943, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 625 daily.
Helensburgh (Sawan St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 309.4 mm (12.2 in) on 16 May 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 16 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	309.4 mm (12.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (Arthursleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	316.0 mm (12.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 21, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1943

Top 20 records on 16 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1943	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	monthly rain	309.4 mm (12.2 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1943	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1943	Sac City, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1943	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Kempton, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Goulburn (Pomeroy), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Burrawang (Range Street), AU	daily rain	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1943	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	49 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 652 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 50	493
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1