Weather Records on 16 May 1963

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1963. Highest significance: Woolsthorpe, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1963

On 16 May 1963, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 530 daily.
Woolsthorpe set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 16 May 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 16 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Badger Crk Sanctu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molesworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanhope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1963

Top 20 records on 16 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1963	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1963	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1963	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1963	Kybybolite Research Centre, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Casterton (Warrock), AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Haina 214, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Netherton (the Glen), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Alexandra (Acheron), AU	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Avenel (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Juanbung, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Murchison, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Broadford, AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1963	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	44 years	45 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1963. 1963 had 552 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 20	408
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2