Weather Records on 16 May 1957

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1957. Highest significance: Waukomis, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1957

On 16 May 1957, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 597 daily.
Waukomis set an all-time record daily precipitation of 259.8 mm (10.2 in) on 16 May 1957.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 16 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1957

Top 20 records on 16 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1957	Waukomis, US	all-time rain	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1957	Enid, US	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1957	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1957	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Grover 10 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Salida, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Okeene, US	all-time rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Wellington, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Ponca City, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Elkhart, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1957	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	42 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 610 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 50	455
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2