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Weather Records on 16 August 1908

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1908. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 16 August 1908

  • On 16 August 1908, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record low minimum temperature of 16.0 C (60.8 F) on 16 August 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 16 August 1908 31 station records on 16 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 16 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation30.8 mm (1.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.7 C (94.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 16 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 16 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 16 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 August 1908 by timescale Records on 16 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31.
Records on 16 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 August 1908 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 235 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 523
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1908
Top 20 records on 16 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 August 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min16.0 C (60.8 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)50 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Stratford, CAdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)29 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908George Airport, ZAdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)13 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Cradock, ZAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low min8.8 C (47.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Kew, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Riversdale, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Somerset East, ZAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Toledo Blade, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1908
Records on 08-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 31 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11802: 21811: 11827: 11833: 11835: 11838: 11841: 11844: 21850: 11856: 11861: 21862: 11863: 11868: 21869: 11871: 11873: 11875: 21876: 51878: 11879: 31880: 21882: 21883: 21885: 41886: 11887: 21888: 51890: 51891: 21893: 61894: 11895: 41896: 51897: 41898: 61899: 21900: 31901: 71902: 51903: 121904: 91905: 91906: 111907: 201908: 311909: 251910: 141911: 161912: 301913: 881914: 101915: 321916: 1471917: 271918: 721919: 131920: 1441921: 421922: 1481923: 1351924: 1391925: 921926: 1651927: 3141928: 2071929: 5091930: 1581931: 3361932: 3481933: 2601934: 5041935: 4961936: 7281937: 8181938: 7001939: 3401940: 2871941: 3711942: 4471943: 5791944: 4671945: 3701946: 3131947: 4771948: 3421949: 3451950: 3051951: 4231952: 5521953: 5581954: 6481955: 5581956: 4131957: 4021958: 1,0131959: 3541960: 5181961: 8661962: 4231963: 8971964: 8311965: 5651966: 4331967: 8291968: 8241969: 6841970: 3861971: 6411972: 9971973: 5921974: 6891975: 7661976: 1,1531977: 8311978: 8351979: 1,6981980: 8551981: 7661982: 5161983: 1,2511984: 6621985: 1,0631986: 8111987: 1,1201988: 1,5941989: 7301990: 7021991: 6011992: 2,0271993: 8201994: 1,0751995: 1,5421996: 6781997: 1,2841998: 8651999: 6972000: 8732001: 1,1362002: 1,2582003: 1,2202004: 1,2392005: 8132006: 8942007: 1,4422008: 1,1832009: 1,1282010: 1,2392011: 8962012: 6692013: 7702014: 6402015: 8412016: 7862017: 6722018: 4102019: 4222020: 1,3772021: 8212022: 1,1442023: 1,3482024: 7652025: 6611793187318961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-16 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18022
18111
18271
18331
18351
18381
18411
18442
18501
18561
18612
18621
18631
18682
18691
18711
18731
18752
18765
18781
18793
18802
18822
18832
18854
18861
18872
18885
18905
18912
18936
18941
18954
18965
18974
18986
18992
19003
19017
19025
190312
19049
19059
190611
190720
190831
190925
191014
191116
191230
191388
191410
191532
1916147
191727
191872
191913
1920144
192142
1922148
1923135
1924139
192592
1926165
1927314
1928207
1929509
1930158
1931336
1932348
1933260
1934504
1935496
1936728
1937818
1938700
1939340
1940287
1941371
1942447
1943579
1944467
1945370
1946313
1947477
1948342
1949345
1950305
1951423
1952552
1953558
1954648
1955558
1956413
1957402
19581,013
1959354
1960518
1961866
1962423
1963897
1964831
1965565
1966433
1967829
1968824
1969684
1970386
1971641
1972997
1973592
1974689
1975766
19761,153
1977831
1978835
19791,698
1980855
1981766
1982516
19831,251
1984662
19851,063
1986811
19871,120
19881,594
1989730
1990702
1991601
19922,027
1993820
19941,075
19951,542
1996678
19971,284
1998865
1999697
2000873
20011,136
20021,258
20031,220
20041,239
2005813
2006894
20071,442
20081,183
20091,128
20101,239
2011896
2012669
2013770
2014640
2015841
2016786
2017672
2018410
2019422
20201,377
2021821
20221,144
20231,348
2024765
2025661

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).