Weather Records on 16 May 2022

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2022. Highest significance: Nizamabad, IN.

Key Facts for 16 May 2022

On 16 May 2022, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
558 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 709 daily.
Nizamabad set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 May 2022.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 16 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aasufou	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinh	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
March AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yongan	China	Record low minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 709.

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 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2022

Top 20 records on 16 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2022	Nizamabad, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, DE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Aasufou, AS	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Plant City, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Choshi, JP	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Salekhard, RU	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Tombstone, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Vinh, VN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Renovo, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2022	Deseret, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 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

1802 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2022. 2022 had 717 records.

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

Records on 05-16 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1820	1
1825	1
1832	1
1837	1
1847	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1871	1
1874	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	11
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	9
1904	17
1905	13
1906	25
1907	13
1908	6
1909	57
1910	24
1911	22
1912	13
1913	24
1914	11
1915	104
1916	38
1917	48
1918	395
1919	28
1920	69
1921	106
1922	31
1923	126
1924	152
1925	177
1926	211
1927	230
1928	121
1929	273
1930	170
1931	254
1932	441
1933	268
1934	304
1935	320
1936	520
1937	279
1938	299
1939	448
1940	334
1941	429
1942	721
1943	652
1944	531
1945	888
1946	327
1947	344
1948	281
1949	360
1950	210
1951	558
1952	773
1953	421
1954	251
1955	525
1956	697
1957	610
1958	361
1959	680
1960	370
1961	378
1962	1,295
1963	552
1964	313
1965	442
1966	420
1967	611
1968	790
1969	423
1970	520
1971	509
1972	625
1973	869
1974	1,207
1975	544
1976	518
1977	1,269
1978	808
1979	506
1980	830
1981	896
1982	427
1983	1,579
1984	981
1985	536
1986	747
1987	1,369
1988	946
1989	938
1990	1,068
1991	1,094
1992	809
1993	653
1994	705
1995	1,235
1996	1,835
1997	1,932
1998	1,500
1999	778
2000	1,129
2001	1,110
2002	694
2003	1,289
2004	869
2005	870
2006	1,345
2007	692
2008	1,034
2009	897
2010	836
2011	1,398
2012	770
2013	596
2014	1,483
2015	782
2016	793
2017	710
2018	1,013
2019	572
2020	431
2021	419
2022	717
2023	653
2024	601
2025	993
2026	558

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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 50	554
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1