Weather Records on 7 August 1916

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1916. Highest significance: Stonecliffe, CA.

Key Facts for 7 August 1916

On 7 August 1916, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 44 daily.
Stonecliffe set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 7 August 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

50 stations

50 station records on 7 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.

Records on 7 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	8
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 44.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1916

Top 20 records on 7 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1916	Stonecliffe, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1916	Tbilisi, GE	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Mount McDonald, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Barrie, CA	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	London South, CA	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Southampton, CA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	10 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Hvar, HR	daily low max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1916	Lindsay, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	19 years	12 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

1808 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1916. 1916 had 50 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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 3	32
3 to 5	3
5 to 8	2
8 to 10	0
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	1
18 to 20	1