Weather Records on 16 May 2009

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2009. Highest significance: Kirksville, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 2009

On 16 May 2009, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 860 daily.
Kirksville set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 16 May 2009.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 16 May 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Cazadero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Brockman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Choapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 May 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2009

Top 20 records on 16 May 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2009	Kirksville, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 May 2009	Havana, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2009	Downing, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2009	Edam, NL	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2009	Atchison, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2009	Lijnden (Nh), NL	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Cordele, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Kewanee 1E, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Bennetts Brg, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	El Cazadero, MX	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Princeville, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Bethany, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Toulon, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Spickard 7 W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Brielle, NL	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2009	Nieuw Helvoet, NL	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	50 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2009. 2009 had 897 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2009-05-16: 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 10	542
10 to 20	89
20 to 30	36
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1