Weather Records on 16 May 1965

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1965. Highest significance: Caledonia, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1965

On 16 May 1965, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 430 daily.
Caledonia set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 16 May 1965.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 16 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1965

Top 20 records on 16 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1965	Caledonia, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Chapleau 2, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Viroqua, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Wawaitin, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Fairview, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Goldthwaite 1 WSW, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Laona 6 SW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Burnet, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Clearwater, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Stillwater Power House, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Montreal River, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Gatesville, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	San Saba, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Shelton, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	Lois River Dam, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1965	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	41 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1965. 1965 had 442 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 200	354
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1