Weather Records on 16 August 1945

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1945. Highest significance: Ter Apel, NL.

Key Facts for 16 August 1945

On 16 August 1945, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 363 daily.
Ter Apel set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 16 August 1945.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 16 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khannah	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 16 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 187.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1945

Top 20 records on 16 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1945	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Chenari, IN	daily rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Wankaner, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Harpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Najibabad, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Vivian, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Palitana, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Pardi, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Karnaprayag, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Khannah, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Baghpat Sr, IN	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	O'Neill, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1945	Pachamba, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	36 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 370 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 25	254
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1