Weather Records on 16 May 1975

544 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1975. Highest significance: Cuncas, BR.

Key Facts for 16 May 1975

On 16 May 1975, 544 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 535 daily.
Cuncas set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 16 May 1975.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

544 stations

544 station records on 16 May 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cuncas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tjamotis	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philip AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blaikliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

544 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 May 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 May 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1975

Top 20 records on 16 May 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1975	Cuncas, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Roth Bei Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Tjamotis, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Asheville, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Sundance, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Rosman, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Plain Dealing, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Crow Agency, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1975	Wisley, GB	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1975	St George, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1975. 1975 had 544 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	460
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1