Weather Records on 16 August 1952

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1952. Highest significance: Sekoni, IN.

Key Facts for 16 August 1952

On 16 August 1952, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 538 daily.
Sekoni set a monthly record daily precipitation of 196.3 mm (7.7 in) on 16 August 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 16 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 264.

Records on 16 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1952

Top 20 records on 16 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1952	Sekoni, IN	monthly rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1952	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1952	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Lowell, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	The Oaks John Street, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Barrine, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	St Thomas, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Indiana, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	New Cumberland L/D, US	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Bic, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Simcoe, CA	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Lac Onatchiway, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1952	Maniwaki 2, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 552 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	401
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1