Weather Records on 14 August 1916

109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1916. Highest significance: Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK.

Key Facts for 14 August 1916

On 14 August 1916, 109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 109 daily.
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1 set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 14 August 1916.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

109 stations

109 station records on 14 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

109 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 79.

Records on 14 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1916

Top 20 records on 14 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1916	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1916	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Yardea, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Port Pirie (Valencia), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Morgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Redhill, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Laura, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1916	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	25 years	20 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 109 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	61
5 to 10	26
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1