Weather Records on 16 August 1944

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1944. Highest significance: Manati 2 E, PR.

Key Facts for 16 August 1944

On 16 August 1944, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 452 daily.
Manati 2 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 16 August 1944.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 16 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1944

Top 20 records on 16 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	La Harpe, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Makrai, IN	daily rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Dongargarh, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Wardha, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Chandur Bazar, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Clinton, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Barwani, IN	all-time rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1944	Ashta, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1944	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1944	Kapskarmo, NO	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1944	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1944	Seligman, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1944	Setauket Strong, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1944	Quakertown, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	0 years	31 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 467 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 100	337
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1