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Weather Records on 8 August 1916

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1916. Highest significance: Port Stanley, CA.

Key Facts for 8 August 1916

  • On 8 August 1916, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Port Stanley set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 August 1916.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 8 August 1916 39 station records on 8 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 8 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
JohnsonvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation68.1 mm (2.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 8 August 1916 by type Records set or tied on 8 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 15Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 8 August 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum15
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 August 1916 by timescale Records on 8 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39.
Records on 8 August 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1916 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 225 to 10: 210 to 15: 415 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 522
5 to 102
10 to 154
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1916
Top 20 records on 8 August 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 1916Port Stanley, CAdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)4 years31 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Morgantown 1, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Johnsonville, USdaily rain68.1 mm (2.7 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Cottam, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Halmstad, SEdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Port Albert, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Karlsruhe, DEdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Darwin Post Office, AUdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Tbilisi, GEdaily high min24.2 C (75.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Stratford, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Houston Wb City, USdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Philadelphia City, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Parry Sound, CAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Peterborough, CAdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Middletown 4 W, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1916Setauket Strong, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 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 1916
Records on 08-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 39 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11798: 11800: 11808: 31815: 11833: 11843: 11844: 21845: 11854: 11859: 31860: 11861: 11863: 11865: 11868: 21869: 11871: 11873: 31875: 21876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 31888: 31890: 21891: 11892: 21893: 11895: 81896: 21897: 51898: 101899: 81900: 111901: 21902: 21903: 201904: 131905: 71906: 91907: 91908: 131909: 341910: 51911: 381912: 571913: 281914: 71915: 471916: 391917: 351918: 1601919: 281920: 1381921: 421922: 741923: 701924: 991925: 1491926: 1901927: 2781928: 2521929: 1661930: 8011931: 3181932: 2341933: 2281934: 7341935: 5081936: 3591937: 3621938: 8551939: 6711940: 3331941: 3241942: 6141943: 5121944: 3521945: 5721946: 3491947: 4421948: 5431949: 6751950: 5161951: 5131952: 3051953: 3931954: 5581955: 5371956: 2731957: 5171958: 4961959: 4701960: 3991961: 2701962: 5671963: 6011964: 4671965: 5201966: 5981967: 4321968: 8681969: 5841970: 7031971: 6461972: 1,0731973: 4461974: 7261975: 1,0411976: 1,2021977: 6071978: 9761979: 4661980: 9191981: 9641982: 7111983: 1,1101984: 6191985: 7261986: 5751987: 8611988: 7331989: 2,3981990: 1,1241991: 1,2301992: 1,2671993: 6541994: 1,0091995: 1,5031996: 8141997: 1,3811998: 1,3041999: 1,2482000: 9612001: 1,5572002: 1,0592003: 1,4322004: 1,1152005: 8822006: 8422007: 1,6602008: 8342009: 1,1122010: 1,2542011: 1,2562012: 7542013: 8412014: 5422015: 8352016: 5602017: 8312018: 7312019: 7222020: 8942021: 5022022: 7112023: 9792024: 7742025: 7522026: 1,0001793187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 39 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-08 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17981
18001
18083
18151
18331
18431
18442
18451
18541
18593
18601
18611
18631
18651
18682
18691
18711
18733
18752
18762
18771
18781
18792
18801
18843
18883
18902
18911
18922
18931
18958
18962
18975
189810
18998
190011
19012
19022
190320
190413
19057
19069
19079
190813
190934
19105
191138
191257
191328
19147
191547
191639
191735
1918160
191928
1920138
192142
192274
192370
192499
1925149
1926190
1927278
1928252
1929166
1930801
1931318
1932234
1933228
1934734
1935508
1936359
1937362
1938855
1939671
1940333
1941324
1942614
1943512
1944352
1945572
1946349
1947442
1948543
1949675
1950516
1951513
1952305
1953393
1954558
1955537
1956273
1957517
1958496
1959470
1960399
1961270
1962567
1963601
1964467
1965520
1966598
1967432
1968868
1969584
1970703
1971646
19721,073
1973446
1974726
19751,041
19761,202
1977607
1978976
1979466
1980919
1981964
1982711
19831,110
1984619
1985726
1986575
1987861
1988733
19892,398
19901,124
19911,230
19921,267
1993654
19941,009
19951,503
1996814
19971,381
19981,304
19991,248
2000961
20011,557
20021,059
20031,432
20041,115
2005882
2006842
20071,660
2008834
20091,112
20101,254
20111,256
2012754
2013841
2014542
2015835
2016560
2017831
2018731
2019722
2020894
2021502
2022711
2023979
2024774
2025752
20261,000

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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).