Weather Records on 5 May 2016

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2016. Highest significance: Guayama 1SW, PR.

Key Facts for 5 May 2016

On 5 May 2016, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 545 daily.
Guayama 1SW set a daily record precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 5 May 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 5 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bogota/Eldorado	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zortman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record low minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eggegrund	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nyssa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boundary Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willis Island	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2016

Top 20 records on 5 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2016	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2016	Bogota/Eldorado, CO	all-time rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2016	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Arcadia, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Crescent City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Camballin, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Sidney, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Ft Lauderdale Beach, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	La Belle, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Cambridge, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Colville, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Tombstone, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	La Belle, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2016	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	40 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 554 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	391
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2