Weather Records on 16 August 1946

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1946. Highest significance: Mt Vernon 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1946

On 16 August 1946, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 303 daily.
Mt Vernon 3 NE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 156.7 mm (6.2 in) on 16 August 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 16 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Machilpur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 6, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1946

Top 20 records on 16 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1946	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	all-time rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1946	Mascoutah, US	all-time rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	New Burnside, US	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	White Hall 1 E, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Nawa, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Nashville 1 E, US	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Nadhai, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Sanganer, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Dausa, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Machilpur, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Beauceville, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1946	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	37 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 313 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	197
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1