Weather Records on 16 May 2023

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2023. Highest significance: Novyj Ushtogan, KZ.

Key Facts for 16 May 2023

On 16 May 2023, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 642 daily.
Novyj Ushtogan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 16 May 2023.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 16 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novyj Ushtogan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Valhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookstead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meandarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterhogdal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandean Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini	Italy	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellangowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conondale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hereward	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pampas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 283.

Records on 16 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 642.

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 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2023

Top 20 records on 16 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2023	Novyj Ushtogan, KZ	all-time rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 May 2023	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Wylie Creek (Aloomba), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	122 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	122 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Maryland, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Valhalla, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Urbenville Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Mt Alford, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Lauriedale, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Tannymorel, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2023	Brookstead Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2023. 2023 had 653 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 May 2023
Margin	Records
0 to 10	397
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	45
30 to 40	36
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	5