Weather Records on 16 August 1955

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1955. Highest significance: Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1955

On 16 August 1955, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 546 daily.
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 16 August 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 16 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakkireddipalam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 300.

Records on 16 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1955

Top 20 records on 16 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1955	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1955	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1955	Tbilisi, GE	all-time rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1955	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1955	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1955	Kudligi, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1955	Budapest, HU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Urvakonda, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Macharla, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Truxton Canyon, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Adoni, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Akhty, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1955	Jagalur, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	47 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 558 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	346
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	3