Weather Records on 16 May 1984

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1984. Highest significance: Mt Locke, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1984

On 16 May 1984, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 485 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 964 daily.
Mt Locke set an all-time record daily precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 16 May 1984.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 16 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weerselo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heino_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gascon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 292, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	292
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 964.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1984

Top 20 records on 16 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1984	Mt Locke, US	all-time rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Sharon Springs, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Capitan, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Yinchuan, CN	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Lingen, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Aschaffenburg, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Brownsville, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Motul, MX	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Dolgeville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Tonichi, MX	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Hay Springs, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1984	Weerselo, NL	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	40 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1984. 1984 had 981 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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Data for records on 1984-05-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	722
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1