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Weather Records on 15 August 1916

223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1916. Highest significance: Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL.

Key Facts for 15 August 1916

  • On 15 August 1916, 223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 222 daily.
  • Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 12.7 C (54.9 F) on 15 August 1916.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

223 stations
Weather records on 15 August 1916 223 station records on 15 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
223 station records on 15 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
CarabostAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Woods PointAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DunollyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake CowalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GreenockAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption CollegeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MandamarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TalbotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GoorimpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GamalallyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St ArnaudAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WallalooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ElmoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BalaklavaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NuriootpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LaenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ClunesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WirrabaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MurchisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds GroveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LitchfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca AerodromeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MorningtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BrewonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LancefieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
GeorgetownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

223 records
Records on 15 August 1916 by type Records set or tied on 15 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 203. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 203Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.
Records on 15 August 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall203
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 August 1916 by timescale Records on 15 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 222. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 222all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 222.
Records on 15 August 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily222

How Much Records Were Beaten By

210 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1916 Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.1. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 5: 1335 to 10: 5810 to 15: 1315 to 20: 520 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 5133
5 to 1058
10 to 1513
15 to 205
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1916
Top 20 records on 15 August 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 August 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLmonthly high min12.7 C (54.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Carabost, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)29 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)7 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Woods Point, AUdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)22 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Avoca (Post Office), AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Dunolly, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Lake Cowal, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Greenock, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Smeaton Weir, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Kilmore Assumption College, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Officer (Jesmond Dene), AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Maryborough, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Mandamar, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Talbot, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Kew, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1916Tullaroop Reservoir, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 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 08-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 223 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21802: 11805: 11812: 11821: 11838: 21839: 11841: 11844: 11845: 31852: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11861: 31867: 11868: 21869: 11873: 21875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 31895: 11896: 91897: 31898: 11899: 21900: 61901: 51902: 101903: 51904: 171905: 261906: 81907: 141908: 151909: 301910: 161911: 261912: 341913: 421914: 111915: 261916: 2231917: 321918: 231919: 221920: 591921: 551922: 861923: 1161924: 2201925: 911926: 1151927: 2231928: 2711929: 5861930: 2741931: 3511932: 3681933: 2681934: 9921935: 4141936: 8671937: 5741938: 6811939: 4501940: 3721941: 2891942: 3771943: 4261944: 6101945: 4331946: 2851947: 5591948: 3661949: 5591950: 3171951: 5971952: 5961953: 4491954: 4811955: 5391956: 3901957: 3551958: 1,0921959: 5151960: 4171961: 7041962: 1,0521963: 9721964: 1,1851965: 5351966: 3401967: 6871968: 1,0021969: 5831970: 3821971: 8991972: 6131973: 4991974: 5121975: 4901976: 1,3451977: 5501978: 8411979: 1,7881980: 7451981: 5881982: 4791983: 9551984: 6221985: 9151986: 1,2831987: 1,0981988: 1,4791989: 4951990: 7581991: 7781992: 1,6381993: 8311994: 1,0731995: 1,2981996: 9291997: 9271998: 8611999: 9562000: 9322001: 1,2542002: 1,3072003: 1,2482004: 1,4242005: 1,0672006: 9232007: 1,3172008: 9642009: 1,0382010: 1,6222011: 7702012: 6542013: 7112014: 5832015: 7592016: 7072017: 5322018: 3282019: 4352020: 1,3272021: 9002022: 6922023: 1,4142024: 7292025: 7722026: 9751793186918911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 223 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-15 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18021
18051
18121
18211
18382
18391
18411
18441
18453
18521
18541
18561
18581
18613
18671
18682
18691
18732
18751
18762
18771
18781
18791
18803
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18902
18912
18923
18933
18951
18969
18973
18981
18992
19006
19015
190210
19035
190417
190526
19068
190714
190815
190930
191016
191126
191234
191342
191411
191526
1916223
191732
191823
191922
192059
192155
192286
1923116
1924220
192591
1926115
1927223
1928271
1929586
1930274
1931351
1932368
1933268
1934992
1935414
1936867
1937574
1938681
1939450
1940372
1941289
1942377
1943426
1944610
1945433
1946285
1947559
1948366
1949559
1950317
1951597
1952596
1953449
1954481
1955539
1956390
1957355
19581,092
1959515
1960417
1961704
19621,052
1963972
19641,185
1965535
1966340
1967687
19681,002
1969583
1970382
1971899
1972613
1973499
1974512
1975490
19761,345
1977550
1978841
19791,788
1980745
1981588
1982479
1983955
1984622
1985915
19861,283
19871,098
19881,479
1989495
1990758
1991778
19921,638
1993831
19941,073
19951,298
1996929
1997927
1998861
1999956
2000932
20011,254
20021,307
20031,248
20041,424
20051,067
2006923
20071,317
2008964
20091,038
20101,622
2011770
2012654
2013711
2014583
2015759
2016707
2017532
2018328
2019435
20201,327
2021900
2022692
20231,414
2024729
2025772
2026975

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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).