Weather Records on 16 August 1931

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1931. Highest significance: Ettumanur, IN.

Key Facts for 16 August 1931

On 16 August 1931, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 327 daily.
Ettumanur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 197.4 mm (7.8 in) on 16 August 1931.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 16 August 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	48.0 C (118.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudha	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dataganj	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 16 August 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1931

Top 20 records on 16 August 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1931	Ettumanur, IN	monthly rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Biloxi, US	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Bijeraghogarh, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Darwha, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Perumpavur, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Donegaon, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Narsingarh, IN	daily rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Sirpur, IN	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Parur, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Sitamau, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1931	Toronto, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	34 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 336 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 20	194
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1