Weather Records on 16 May 2018

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2018. Highest significance: Toccoa, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 2018

On 16 May 2018, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
812 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 988 daily.
Toccoa set a daily record precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 16 May 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 16 May 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Svijagino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Rim	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 411, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 401, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 16 May 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	411
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	401
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 May 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2018

Top 20 records on 16 May 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2018	Toccoa, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	95 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2018	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2018	Ruch, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2018	Bikin, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2018	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2018	Walhalla, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Georgetown Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Purnea, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	29.3 C (84.7 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	152 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Cornelia, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Darby, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Asheville AP, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Asheville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	State UNIV, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	117 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Bent Creek, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Brevard, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Prineville, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2018	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	45 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 1,013 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 10	768
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1