Weather Records on 16 May 1987

1,369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1987. Highest significance: Laidley Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1987

On 16 May 1987, 1,369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
655 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,314 daily.
Laidley Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 63.4 mm (2.5 in) on 16 May 1987.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,369 stations

1,369 station records on 16 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karasuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Laranja Doce	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freguesia da Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piquerobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taciba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Venceslau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,369 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 428, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 567.

Records on 16 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	428
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	567
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 51, daily 1,314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,186 broken records

Margins by which the 1,186 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1987

Top 20 records on 16 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1987	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1987	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1987	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1987	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1987	Pratten, AU	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Naples, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Lake Manchester, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Rosevale, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Karasuk, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Warren, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Hill City, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Santa Julia, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Darby, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1987	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	91 years	50 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1987. 1987 had 1,369 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 1987-05-16: 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	1,071
20 to 40	91
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1