Weather Records on 16 August 1950

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1950. Highest significance: Kilauea 1134, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1950

On 16 August 1950, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 293 daily.
Kilauea 1134 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.3 mm (5.0 in) on 16 August 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 16 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byglandsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 16 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1950

Top 20 records on 16 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1950	Kilauea 1134, US	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1950	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Boreli, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Bairgania, IN	all-time rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Balook, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Dalu, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Truchas, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Sursand, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Hilo 86A, US	all-time high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Kachugaon, IN	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Byglandsfjord, NO	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1950	Madalya, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1950	Attabari, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 305 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	209
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1