Weather Records on 18 May 2016

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 2016. Highest significance: Vero Beach 4SE, US.

Key Facts for 18 May 2016

On 18 May 2016, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 590 daily.
Vero Beach 4SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 295.9 mm (11.6 in) on 18 May 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 18 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Lake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 219, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 18 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	219
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 18 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 2016

Top 20 records on 18 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 2016	Vero Beach 4SE, US	all-time rain	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	79 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2016	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2016	Anna, RU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2016	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2016	Miami, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2016	Talon, RU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2016	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2016	Desert Nwr, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Ft Pierce, US	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Purnea, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Big Lake 2, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Paoli, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Tahoka, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	124 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Eldon, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2016	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	44 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

1796 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 597 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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 20	473
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1