Weather Records on 16 August 1913

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1913. Highest significance: Stawell, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1913

On 16 August 1913, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 85 daily.
Stawell set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 16 August 1913.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

88 stations

88 station records on 16 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong (Comberoond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 16 August 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1913

Top 20 records on 16 August 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1913	Stawell, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1913	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1913	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1913	Chemnitz, DE	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1913	Barrie, CA	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Toronto, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Concord, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Sydney, CA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1913	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	18 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 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1913. 1913 had 88 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	60
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1