Weather Records on 16 May 2008

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2008. Highest significance: Amderma, RU.

Key Facts for 16 May 2008

On 16 May 2008, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
492 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 968 daily.
Amderma set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 16 May 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 16 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amderma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aramberri II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sardinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bustamante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pablillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Is NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tlamaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Telixtlahuaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dala-Jarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 63, daily 968.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2008

Top 20 records on 16 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2008	Amderma, RU	monthly rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2008	Aramberri II, MX	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Sardinas, MX	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Cloverdale, US	all-time high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Villa Juarez, MX	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Bustamante, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Lemon Cove, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Laurel, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Bishop, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Pablillo (Dge), MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Camp Pardee, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Sonoma, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Ukiah, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2008	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	45 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2008. 2008 had 1,034 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 100	806
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1