Weather Records on 7 May 2016

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2016. Highest significance: Mandora, AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 2016

On 7 May 2016, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 647 daily.
Mandora set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.2 mm (5.3 in) on 7 May 2016.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 7 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St. Lawrence Alt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Townsend Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimbolton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owl Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bates Creek #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 23, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

557 broken records

Margins by which the 557 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2016

Top 20 records on 7 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2016	Mandora, AU	monthly rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2016	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2016	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2016	Green Rvr, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2016	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Newhaven, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Farson 2NNE, US	all-time rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Durban Intl, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Vaughan Springs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Diversion Dam, US	all-time rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	South Pass, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	St. Lawrence Alt, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	126 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Chugwater, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Townsend Creek, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Lander AP, US	all-time rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Sevilla/San Pablo, ES	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2016	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	93 years	47 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 677 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	527
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1