Weather Records on 16 August 1928

207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1928. Highest significance: Maseskar, SE.

Key Facts for 16 August 1928

On 16 August 1928, 207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 202 daily.
Maseskar set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 16 August 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

207 stations

207 station records on 16 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

207 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 77.

Records on 16 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

160 broken records

Margins by which the 160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1928

Top 20 records on 16 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1928	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1928	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1928	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1928	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1928	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1928	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Varberg, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Sydney, CA	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Hvar, HR	daily high max	36.3 C (97.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Halifax, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Chatham, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Pakri, EE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1928	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	26 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 207 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	127
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3