Weather Records on 16 May 1949

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1949. Highest significance: Atalaia, BR.

Key Facts for 16 May 1949

On 16 May 1949, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 353 daily.
Atalaia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 321.4 mm (12.7 in) on 16 May 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 16 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	321.4 mm (12.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 16 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 209.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1949

Top 20 records on 16 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1949	Atalaia, BR	all-time rain	321.4 mm (12.7 in)	209.9 mm (8.3 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1949	Bezeck, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Coldwater, US	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Greensburg, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Pine Bluffs, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	American Falls 6 NE, US	all-time rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Wilton, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Plains, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Strasbourg, CA	all-time rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1949	Liberal, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1949	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1949	Senador Pompeu, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1949	Surubim, BR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1949	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1949	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1949	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1949	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	32 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1949. 1949 had 360 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	293
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1