Weather Records on 11 August 1916

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1916. Highest significance: Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE.

Key Facts for 11 August 1916

On 11 August 1916, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 63 daily.
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.) set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 11 August 1916.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

64 stations

64 station records on 11 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dural Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 41.

Records on 11 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 63.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1916

Top 20 records on 11 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1916	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1916	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1916	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Stony Mountain, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Plauen, DE	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Haparanda, SE	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Dural Public School, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Roseberry, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1916	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	16 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 64 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 August 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	42
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1