Weather Records on 16 May 1967

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1967. Highest significance: Huntington Lake, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1967

On 16 May 1967, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 596 daily.
Huntington Lake set a daily record snow depth of 165.1 cm (65.0 in) on 16 May 1967.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 16 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simanovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vempalli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Giant Forest	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 16 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 16 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 596.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1967

Top 20 records on 16 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1967	Huntington Lake, US	daily snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Tanakal(Tanakall), IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Kasargod, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Simanovskaja, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Mulbagal, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Seoni, IN	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Vayittiri, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Mascota (Smn), MX	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Hildesheim, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Navalgund, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Plant City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1967	Belogorsk, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1967	Luling, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	34 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1967. 1967 had 611 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	454
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1