Weather Records on 16 May 1994

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1994. Highest significance: Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR.

Key Facts for 16 May 1994

On 16 May 1994, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 668 daily.
Sao Luiz Do Curu set a daily record precipitation of 87.2 mm (3.4 in) on 16 May 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 16 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Alvaro da Silveira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rio da Cidade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Indaia (Cvsf)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Campolide	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Gabriel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Andrelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Joao del Rei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Isim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Formiga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McNary Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itauna-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fumaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guernsey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velho da Taipa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derna	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nhangapi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1994

Top 20 records on 16 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1994	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1994	Pointe Noire, CG	monthly rain	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1994	Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A), BR	monthly rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Estacao Alvaro da Silveira, BR	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Aiuruoca, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Rio da Cidade, BR	monthly rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Dores Do Indaia (Cvsf), BR	monthly rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Campolide, BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Ibertioga, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Conceicao Do Ibitipoca, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Usina Brumado, BR	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Madre de Deus de Minas, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Moura Brasil, BR	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Itamarati-SE, BR	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Fazenda Campo Grande, BR	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Fazenda Sao Gabriel, BR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1994	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	52 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1994. 1994 had 705 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	514
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1