Weather Records on 16 August 1948

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1948. Highest significance: Waraseoni, IN.

Key Facts for 16 August 1948

On 16 August 1948, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 335 daily.
Waraseoni set a daily record precipitation of 200.7 mm (7.9 in) on 16 August 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 16 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1948

Top 20 records on 16 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1948	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Saluda, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Elatma, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Tallulah, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Junagadh, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Amarwara, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Sanjari, IN	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Dharamjaigarh, IN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Bassein, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Hindaun, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Athens, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Vicksburg, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1948	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1948	Ashta, IN	daily rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	33 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 342 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	270
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1