Weather Records on 16 May 1947

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1947. Highest significance: Lake Moraine, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1947

On 16 May 1947, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 338 daily.
Lake Moraine set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 16 May 1947.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 16 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 16 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1947

Top 20 records on 16 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1947	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Colby, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Lawton, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Chickasha, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Dialville 2 W, US	monthly rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Blair, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Woodward, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Burlington, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Goodland, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1947	Lake Moraine, US	monthly snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1947	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	34 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1947. 1947 had 344 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	241
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1