Weather Records on 16 May 1980

830 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1980. Highest significance: Nitta Yuma, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1980

On 16 May 1980, 830 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 803 daily.
Nitta Yuma set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 16 May 1980.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

830 stations

830 station records on 16 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mermentau	United States	Record daily precipitation	398.0 mm (15.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinder 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	263.7 mm (10.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Converse	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ringgold	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evadale	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

830 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1980

Top 20 records on 16 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1980	Nitta Yuma, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1980	Mermentau, US	all-time rain	398.0 mm (15.7 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Kipling 4 NNW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Watonga, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Kinder 3 W, US	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Jennings, US	daily rain	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Winnfield 3 N, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	all-time rain	263.7 mm (10.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Snyder, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Ennis, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1980	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	11 years	46 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 830 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	573
20 to 40	74
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1