Weather Records on 16 May 2002

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2002. Highest significance: Presa la Esperanza, MX.

Key Facts for 16 May 2002

On 16 May 2002, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 664 daily.
Presa la Esperanza set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 16 May 2002.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 16 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Simo Simoniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ristijarvi Hiisijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ranua Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cueramaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pokrovskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isit	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elista	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dralinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
II Yli-Olhava	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkola Korplax	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashburn 3 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Comatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Truchas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

543 broken records

Margins by which the 543 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2002

Top 20 records on 16 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2002	Presa la Esperanza, MX	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2002	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2002	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2002	Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla, FI	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily high max	23.7 C (74.7 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Simo Simoniemi, FI	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Hialeah, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Ellington, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Ristijarvi Hiisijarvi, FI	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Ranua Kk, FI	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Bardwell 2 E, US	all-time rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Summersville 3 SE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Snowshoe Lake, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Atyrau, KZ	daily low min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Kilauea 1134, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Uil, KZ	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Cueramaro, MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2002	Jakutsk, RU	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	63 years	38 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2002. 2002 had 694 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	992
2026	559

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	541
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1