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Weather Records on 16 August 1912

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1912. Highest significance: Olympia Priest Pt Park, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1912

  • On 16 August 1912, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Olympia Priest Pt Park set a daily record precipitation of 24.9 mm (1.0 in) on 16 August 1912.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 16 August 1912 30 station records on 16 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 16 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low maximum temperature23.2 C (73.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 16 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 16 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 18Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 16 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum18
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 August 1912 by timescale Records on 16 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 29.
Records on 16 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 August 1912 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 173 to 5: 15 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 317
3 to 51
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1912
Top 20 records on 16 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 August 1912Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Nicola Lake, CAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Riva, ITdaily low min13.5 C (56.3 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Santa Fe, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Edmonton, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912St John's, CAdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Freiburg, DEdaily low max17.1 C (62.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Port Stanley, CAdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Riva, ITdaily low max23.2 C (73.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Gorlitz, DEdaily low max15.7 C (60.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Regensburg, DEdaily low max16.0 C (60.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Plauen, DEdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Brantford, CAdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily low max15.4 C (59.7 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1912Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years8 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 1912
Records on 08-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 30 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: 6702013: 7702014: 6402015: 8412016: 7862017: 6722018: 4122019: 4302020: 1,3822021: 8252022: 1,1452023: 1,3542024: 7652025: 6612026: 6611793187318961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 30 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
2012670
2013770
2014640
2015841
2016786
2017672
2018412
2019430
20201,382
2021825
20221,145
20231,354
2024765
2025661
2026661

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).