Weather Records on 20 August 1916

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1916. Highest significance: Peterborough, CA.

Key Facts for 20 August 1916

On 20 August 1916, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 65 daily.
Peterborough set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 37.2 C (99.0 F) on 20 August 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

74 stations

74 station records on 20 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.

Records on 20 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1916

Top 20 records on 20 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1916	Peterborough, CA	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Parnu, EE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Kiev, UA	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Toledo Blade, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Moose Factory, CA	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Toronto, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Madison Wb City, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Orebro, SE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Meningie, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Normanville, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Dubuque River, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1916	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	18 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 74 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 2	35
2 to 4	9
4 to 6	7
6 to 8	3
8 to 10	4
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	2