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Weather Records on 17 August 1916

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1916. Highest significance: Chicoutimi, CA.

Key Facts for 17 August 1916

  • On 17 August 1916, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 23 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Chicoutimi set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 17 August 1916.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 17 August 1916 33 station records on 17 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 17 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature33.5 C (92.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WollunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 17 August 1916 by type Records set or tied on 17 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 14Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 17 August 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum14
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 August 1916 by timescale Records on 17 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 17 August 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 August 1916 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.9. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 1: 101 to 2: 72 to 3: 13 to 4: 14 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 August 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 110
1 to 27
2 to 31
3 to 41
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1916
Top 20 records on 17 August 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 August 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Ft Bidwell, USdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Halifax, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Sydney, CAdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high max33.5 C (92.3 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Parry Sound, CAdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Dalhousie, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Somerton (Bective Estate), AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Chatham, CAdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Vanersborg, SEdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Wollun, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Innsbruck, ATdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Edmonton, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Magdeburg, DEdaily high min18.6 C (65.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1916Barrie, CAdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years7 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

1797 to 1916
Records on 08-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 33 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 21802: 21820: 21837: 11838: 21841: 21842: 11845: 21853: 11854: 11856: 11857: 11861: 31862: 11867: 11868: 31869: 11872: 11875: 21876: 51879: 11881: 11882: 11883: 21885: 31886: 11888: 51891: 11892: 31893: 21894: 31895: 21896: 31897: 11898: 51899: 81900: 31901: 141902: 71903: 61904: 21905: 111906: 281907: 91908: 261909: 241910: 171911: 181912: 311913: 791914: 411915: 281916: 331917: 351918: 1121919: 371920: 1101921: 371922: 1691923: 1611924: 1711925: 1301926: 1821927: 2281928: 1311929: 2431930: 1381931: 3021932: 3601933: 2601934: 3771935: 4371936: 6701937: 7261938: 4661939: 3641940: 3411941: 3781942: 4611943: 7431944: 5311945: 3871946: 4331947: 6821948: 4751949: 3711950: 5221951: 4131952: 4701953: 3451954: 6851955: 4651956: 4071957: 5041958: 5191959: 5431960: 5331961: 9981962: 4451963: 6501964: 4101965: 6411966: 4961967: 6791968: 9531969: 5931970: 4671971: 4471972: 1,0441973: 7501974: 5821975: 6121976: 7971977: 1,2161978: 8141979: 1,4641980: 8951981: 1,1121982: 5541983: 1,5741984: 7261985: 9481986: 9161987: 1,1501988: 1,6081989: 6871990: 9491991: 5601992: 1,8131993: 8031994: 1,0381995: 1,7241996: 7521997: 1,5441998: 1,0031999: 6972000: 9942001: 1,1012002: 1,2662003: 9482004: 1,0462005: 7222006: 8142007: 1,6462008: 1,3012009: 9222010: 1,1052011: 9562012: 1,2152013: 8022014: 9972015: 8902016: 7482017: 5442018: 5182019: 4672020: 1,5292021: 8002022: 1,4282023: 1,0322024: 7402025: 5382026: 5351797187218981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-17 in each year
YearRecords
17972
18022
18202
18371
18382
18412
18421
18452
18531
18541
18561
18571
18613
18621
18671
18683
18691
18721
18752
18765
18791
18811
18821
18832
18853
18861
18885
18911
18923
18932
18943
18952
18963
18971
18985
18998
19003
190114
19027
19036
19042
190511
190628
19079
190826
190924
191017
191118
191231
191379
191441
191528
191633
191735
1918112
191937
1920110
192137
1922169
1923161
1924171
1925130
1926182
1927228
1928131
1929243
1930138
1931302
1932360
1933260
1934377
1935437
1936670
1937726
1938466
1939364
1940341
1941378
1942461
1943743
1944531
1945387
1946433
1947682
1948475
1949371
1950522
1951413
1952470
1953345
1954685
1955465
1956407
1957504
1958519
1959543
1960533
1961998
1962445
1963650
1964410
1965641
1966496
1967679
1968953
1969593
1970467
1971447
19721,044
1973750
1974582
1975612
1976797
19771,216
1978814
19791,464
1980895
19811,112
1982554
19831,574
1984726
1985948
1986916
19871,150
19881,608
1989687
1990949
1991560
19921,813
1993803
19941,038
19951,724
1996752
19971,544
19981,003
1999697
2000994
20011,101
20021,266
2003948
20041,046
2005722
2006814
20071,646
20081,301
2009922
20101,105
2011956
20121,215
2013802
2014997
2015890
2016748
2017544
2018518
2019467
20201,529
2021800
20221,428
20231,032
2024740
2025538
2026535

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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).