Weather Records on 16 August 1938

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1938. Highest significance: Beloit, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1938

On 16 August 1938, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
445 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 677 daily.
Beloit set a daily record precipitation of 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 16 August 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 16 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudha	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 16 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1938

Top 20 records on 16 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1938	Beloit, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Barmer, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Bakani (Rallai), IN	daily rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Bratsk, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Tulsa, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Tipton, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Independence, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Lawrence, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1938	Kamloops, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 700 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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Data for records on 1938-08-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	500
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3