Weather Records on 16 May 1997

1,932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1997. Highest significance: Glenbervie Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 1997

On 16 May 1997, 1,932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
783 were record highs and 691 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,905 daily.
Glenbervie Station set a daily record precipitation of 63.4 mm (2.5 in) on 16 May 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,932 stations

1,932 station records on 16 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forsayth Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duri (Ashgrove) No 142	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srednjaja Olekma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,932 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 417, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 366, Lowest daily minimum 460, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 16 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	417
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	366
Lowest daily minimum	460
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 16 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,580 broken records

Margins by which the 1,580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1997

Top 20 records on 16 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1997	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1997	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	109 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1997	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	99 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1997	Gowan Hills, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1997	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1997	Strathdarr, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1997	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Glen Harding, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Fowlers Gap Research Station, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Denton, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Caribou WFO, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Mt Washington, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1997	Geldermalsen, NL	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	51 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 1,932 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	1,557
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2