Weather Records on 16 August 1949

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1949. Highest significance: Ashville 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1949

On 16 August 1949, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 337 daily.
Ashville 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 16 August 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 16 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dante	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 16 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1949

Top 20 records on 16 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1949	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1949	Borio, IN	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Ambah, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Haliyal, IN	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Elliston, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	New Holland, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Baudette, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Moradabad, IN	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Dante, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Superior, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Aonla, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1949	Hariharganj, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1949	Bilari, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1949	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 345 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	200
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2