Weather Records on 16 May 1996

1,835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1996. Highest significance: Camp Pardee, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1996

On 16 May 1996, 1,835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
827 were record highs and 436 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 132 monthly and 1,700 daily.
Camp Pardee set an all-time record daily precipitation of 135.4 mm (5.3 in) on 16 May 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,835 stations

1,835 station records on 16 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Exchequer Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolaus #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,835 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 372, Lowest daily maximum 311, Highest daily minimum 455, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 564, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	372
Lowest daily maximum	311
Highest daily minimum	455
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	564
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 132, daily 1,700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,502 broken records

Margins by which the 1,502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1996

Top 20 records on 16 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1996	Camp Pardee, US	all-time rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 May 1996	Winters, US	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 May 1996	Portola, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Fiddletown Dexter Rch, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	San Clemente Dam, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Willows 6 W, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Colgate Powerhouse, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Gilroy, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Falmouth, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	New Meadows Rs, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Markleeville, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Princeton, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Woodland 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1996	Boca, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1996	Vacaville, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	59 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1996. 1996 had 1,835 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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Data for records on 1996-05-16: 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	1,385
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	7