Weather Records on 16 May 1970

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1970. Highest significance: Manildra (Hazeldale), AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1970

On 16 May 1970, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 510 daily.
Manildra (Hazeldale) set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 16 May 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 16 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khowai	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mullion Creek (Mullion Range F	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1050.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1970

Top 20 records on 16 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1970	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	La Grange, US	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Georgetown, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Smithville, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Brenham, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Raymondville, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Conroe, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1970	Blackville 3 W, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1970	Alpena 1 NW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1970	Suri, IN	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1970	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1970	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1970	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1970	Campbellford, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	53 years	31 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1970. 1970 had 520 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	403
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1