Weather Records on 16 August 1921

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1921. Highest significance: Camden 1, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1921

On 16 August 1921, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 42 daily.
Camden 1 set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 16 August 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 16 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 16 August 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1921

Top 20 records on 16 August 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1921	Camden 1, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1921	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Camden 1, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Washington, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Lexington, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Weldon, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	31.9 C (89.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Malvern, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily low max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Lakefield, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Dubuque River, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	30 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1921	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	19 years	12 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 42 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 10	29
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1