Weather Records on 16 August 1918

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1918. Highest significance: Tulloona (Coolanga), AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1918

On 16 August 1918, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 71 daily.
Tulloona (Coolanga) set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 16 August 1918.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 16 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 57.

Records on 16 August 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

67 broken records

Margins by which the 67 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1918

Top 20 records on 16 August 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1918	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1918	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1918	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1918	Gragin, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1918	Gunnee, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Dubuque River, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	65 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Derra, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Goonal, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Morden, CA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Mount Poole, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1918	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 72 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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	41
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1