Weather Records on 16 May 2000

1,129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2000. Highest significance: El Fasher, SD.

Key Facts for 16 May 2000

On 16 May 2000, 1,129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
649 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,080 daily.
El Fasher set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 16 May 2000.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,129 stations

1,129 station records on 16 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Fasher	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Herwen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Anthonis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Someren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gendringen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maarheeze	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Tizate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Santa Elena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,129 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 399, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	399
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 46, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2000

Top 20 records on 16 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2000	El Fasher, SD	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2000	Sutter Hill Cdf, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2000	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2000	Gouda, NL	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Herwen, NL	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	St Anthonis, NL	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Someren, NL	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Kern River Ph 3, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Skegness, GB	monthly high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Carson City, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Aachen, DE	daily high max	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Colfax, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Harrison Gulch Rs, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2000	Nevada City, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	42 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2000. 2000 had 1,129 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 2000-05-16: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	913
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1