Weather Records on 10 August 1916

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1916. Highest significance: Gunnee, AU.

Key Facts for 10 August 1916

On 10 August 1916, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 87 daily.
Gunnee set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 10 August 1916.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

88 stations

88 station records on 10 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons Mount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tulcumbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Merigal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 10 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 87.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1916

Top 20 records on 10 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1916	Gunnee, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Wien, AT	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Port Arthur, CA	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Perm, RU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Gragin, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Robertsons Mount, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Tareena, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Bomera, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1916	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	17 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

1814 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1916. 1916 had 88 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	55
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2