Weather Records on 16 May 1956

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1956. Highest significance: Bramfield Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1956

On 16 May 1956, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 654 daily.
Bramfield Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 16 May 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 16 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winjallok	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tasman Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1956

Top 20 records on 16 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1956	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1956	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1956	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Lock (Terre), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Winjallok, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Amphitheatre, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Stokes, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Woodend (Corinella Road), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Gauhati Obsy, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Moyston, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Redbank, AU	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Stawell, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1956	Stuart Mill State School, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	55 years	44 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 697 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	576
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1