Weather Records on 16 August 1956

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1956. Highest significance: Nagarcoil, IN.

Key Facts for 16 August 1956

On 16 August 1956, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 404 daily.
Nagarcoil set a monthly record daily precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 16 August 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 16 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 16 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1956

Top 20 records on 16 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1956	Nagarcoil, IN	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1956	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Snowflake, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Palghat, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Perm, RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Gobindgarh, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Eastport, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Parli, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1956	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1956	Lead, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1956	Jalalabad, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1956	Atrauli, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	32 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 413 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 20	279
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1