Weather Records on 16 August 1924

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1924. Highest significance: Moxee, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1924

On 16 August 1924, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 134 daily.
Moxee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 16 August 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 16 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 16 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1924

Top 20 records on 16 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1924	Moxee, US	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1924	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1924	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1924	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1924	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Sveg, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Salisbury, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Petoskey, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Greensboro, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Eutawville, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Muenster, DE	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Minnedosa, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Athens, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1924	New London, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 139 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	90
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1