Weather Records on 16 May 2015

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2015. Highest significance: Howell Canyon, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 2015

On 16 May 2015, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 748 daily.
Howell Canyon set an all-time record daily precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 16 May 2015.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 16 May 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Howell Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Malojaroslavec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Qamdo	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tver	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maurine 12SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clark 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frohner Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo Obsy	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saddle Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Senorita Divide #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Bear	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloody Dick	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmaceda	Chile	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dupuyer Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 May 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 May 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2015

Top 20 records on 16 May 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2015	Howell Canyon, US	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2015	Malojaroslavec, RU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2015	Qamdo, CN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Gisela, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Saucier Exp Forest, US	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Tver, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Maurine 12SW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Natural Brg, US	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Clark 3NE, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Jamestown Muni AP, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Red Owl, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Brackettville, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Frohner Meadow, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Conrad, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Arecibo Obsy, PR	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Big Timber, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2015	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	72 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2015. 2015 had 782 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 100	637
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1