Weather Records on 16 August 1933

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1933. Highest significance: Eden (Caravan Park), AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1933

On 16 August 1933, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 252 daily.
Eden (Caravan Park) set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 16 August 1933.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 16 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 16 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1933

Top 20 records on 16 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1933	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1933	Nethercote, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1933	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1933	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1933	Garden City, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1933	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1933	Deal Island, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1933	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Charduar, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Nagla, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Ukiah, US	all-time high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Halden, NO	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Ambur, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Melur, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Ft Duchesne, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1933	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	27 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1933. 1933 had 260 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	187
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1