Weather Records on 16 May 1953

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1953. Highest significance: Kerkeriya, IN.

Key Facts for 16 May 1953

On 16 May 1953, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 420 daily.
Kerkeriya set a daily record precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 16 May 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 16 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	358.6 mm (14.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1953

Top 20 records on 16 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1953	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1953	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1953	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1953	Didwana, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1953	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Estancia 4N, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Holly, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Saguache, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Denver WSO City, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	358.6 mm (14.1 in)	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Waurika, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Arnsberg, DE	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Luna Rs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Cedaredge, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Jennings, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1953	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	27 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1953. 1953 had 421 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	324
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1