Weather Records on 16 August 1947

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1947. Highest significance: Hermannsburg, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1947

On 16 August 1947, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 458 daily.
Hermannsburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 16 August 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

477 stations

477 station records on 16 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selsor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 236.

Records on 16 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1947

Top 20 records on 16 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1947	Hermannsburg, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Morden, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Ranken River, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Attingal, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Jejuri, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Mulakumood, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Selsor Rch, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Gokak, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1947	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	42 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 477 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	343
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1