Weather Records on 16 August 1940

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1940. Highest significance: Clarksville, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1940

On 16 August 1940, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 278 daily.
Clarksville set a daily record precipitation of 121.4 mm (4.8 in) on 16 August 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 16 August 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 16 August 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1940

Top 20 records on 16 August 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1940	Clarksville, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Haskell, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Lynchburg 7 St Brg, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Ankola, IN	daily rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Shawnee, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Karwar, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Redfield, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Coleman, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Merrill, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	Graham, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1940	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1940	Brownwood 2NE, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1940	Jaffirband, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1940	Weldon, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1940	Clark, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1940	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	32 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 287 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	165
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1