Weather Records on 16 May 1945

888 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1945. Highest significance: Burraga 2, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1945

On 16 May 1945, 888 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 858 daily.
Burraga 2 set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 May 1945.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

888 stations

888 station records on 16 May 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nallian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St.Clair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

888 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 275, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 442, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 May 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	275
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	442
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 May 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1945

Top 20 records on 16 May 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1945	Burraga 2, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Wagin, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Milan, IT	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	163 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Camden 1, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Cambridge St Hospital, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Hvar, HR	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Abbeville, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Kulin Rock, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Armagh, GB	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Columbus, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1945	Rouchel Brook, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	36 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1945. 1945 had 888 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	719
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1