Weather Records on 16 August 1960

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1960. Highest significance: Bridger 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1960

On 16 August 1960, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 509 daily.
Bridger 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 16 August 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 16 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	290.7 mm (11.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1960

Top 20 records on 16 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1960	Bridger 2 N, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1960	Khosis, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Lamar Rs, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Virden, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Kadipur, IN	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Maihar, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Cacapava, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Boerne, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Sarna, SE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Vernal, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Kalkpoort, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Sitapur, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Montrose #2, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1960	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	36 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 518 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 August 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 10	358
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3