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Weather Records on 16 August 1915

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1915. Highest significance: Dalhousie, CA.

Key Facts for 16 August 1915

  • On 16 August 1915, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Dalhousie set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 16 August 1915.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 16 August 1915 32 station records on 16 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 16 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 August 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature40.6 C (105.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 16 August 1915 by type Records set or tied on 16 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 14Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 16 August 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum14
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 August 1915 by timescale Records on 16 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32.
Records on 16 August 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 August 1915 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 12.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 114 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
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 12.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 August 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 411
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1915
Top 20 records on 16 August 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 August 1915Dalhousie, CAdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Chatham 2, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Orebro, SEdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Kargopol, RUdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max23.4 C (74.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Jonkoping, SEdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Blue Hill Coop, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Cottam, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Boras, SEdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Houston Wb City, USdaily low max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Vanersborg, SEdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily low max12.5 C (54.5 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915St. Petersburg, RUdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Skara 1, SEdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Stockholm, SEdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1915Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years10 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 1915
Records on 08-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 32 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 1915. 1915 had 32 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).