Weather Records on 16 May 2025

992 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2025. Highest significance: Camboon Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 May 2025

On 16 May 2025, 992 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
748 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 955 daily.
Camboon Station set a daily record precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 16 May 2025.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

992 stations

992 station records on 16 May 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Underwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Rch HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Butte 2ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

992 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 531, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 May 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	531
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 May 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

753 broken records

Margins by which the 753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2025

Top 20 records on 16 May 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2025	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 May 2025	Cavalier 7NW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2025	New England, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2025	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2025	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2025	Underwood, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Richardton Abbey, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	130 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Pollock, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	122 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Chardzhev, TM	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	128 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Medora, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Jackson, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Hazelton 4NW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025	Nurata, UZ	monthly high min	26.6 C (79.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	46 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2025. 2025 had 992 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	992
2026	559

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	710
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1