Weather Records on 16 May 2007

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2007. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 16 May 2007

On 16 May 2007, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 672 daily.
Halmstad set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 May 2007.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 16 May 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hallands_Vadero	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jiulong	China	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lijing	China	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Xichang	China	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baramossa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Torup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ugut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mariedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robson	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ven	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunnshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oolloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harbin	China	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Potla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Litang	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 May 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 2007 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2007

Top 20 records on 16 May 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2007	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	128 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2007	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2007	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2007	Hallands_Vadero, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2007	Deqen, CN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2007	Jiulong, CN	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Lijing, CN	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have, DK	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Xichang, CN	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Louisefred, SE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Shadrinsk, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Dzizak, UZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Baramossa, SE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Torup, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Alfhausen, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Rison, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Farmington, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2007	Darlington, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	46 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2007. 2007 had 692 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 10	462
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1