Weather Records on 16 May 2005

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2005. Highest significance: Forse, SE.

Key Facts for 16 May 2005

On 16 May 2005, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 289 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 853 daily.
Forse set a daily record precipitation of 33.7 mm (1.3 in) on 16 May 2005.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 16 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Batamaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de Valles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naggen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asnorrbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muja Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tapanatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yanmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aldama (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Peyotan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solleftea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2005

Top 20 records on 16 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2005	Forse, SE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2005	Big Creek Ph 1, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2005	Rosa Brook, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Batamaj, RU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Puerto de Valles, MX	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Naggen, SE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Kojonup, AU	monthly rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Ulvsjon, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Asnorrbodarna, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Wanneroo, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Parker, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Paul 1ENE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Pemberton, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Muja Power Station, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Tapanatepec, MX	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Springfields, AU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2005	Albany, AU	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	98 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2005. 2005 had 870 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	648
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1