Weather Records on 9 May 2016

917 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 2016. Highest significance: Mtunzini, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 May 2016

On 9 May 2016, 917 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 878 daily.
Mtunzini set a daily record precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 9 May 2016.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

917 stations

917 station records on 9 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tuena (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dederang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neville (Carcoar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blowering Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melba (Verbrugghen Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbar (Kelsey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

917 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 492, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	492
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 2016

Top 20 records on 9 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 2016	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	105 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	114 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Indigo, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Whitlands (Burder's Lane), AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	111 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Carboor, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Myrrhee (Joelyn), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2016	Wagga Wagga AMO, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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

1793 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 917 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

Download the Data

Data for records on 2016-05-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	706
20 to 40	89
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1