Weather Records on 4 May 2016

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 2016. Highest significance: Bradenton 5 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 2016

On 4 May 2016, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 443 daily.
Bradenton 5 ESE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 171.2 mm (6.7 in) on 4 May 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 4 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Bay Area WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Invercargill Airpor	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Methow 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mugla	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mosby 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ca Mau	Vietnam	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 2016

Top 20 records on 4 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 2016	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	monthly rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2016	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2016	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Obluce, RU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Ternej, RU	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Timber Creek, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Yingkou, CN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Campbell Island AWS, NZ	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Tampa Bay Area WFO, US	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Boyne Falls, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	M'Puoya, CG	daily low min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Republic, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2016	Kandalaksa, RU	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	37 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

1795 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 463 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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	326
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1