Weather Records on 16 August 1961

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1961. Highest significance: Tallangatta Dcnr, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1961

On 16 August 1961, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 835 daily.
Tallangatta Dcnr set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 16 August 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 16 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balldale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mamit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 401.

Records on 16 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 835.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1961

Top 20 records on 16 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1961	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1961	Mulwala (Tarramia), AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Berinag, IN	daily rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Brentwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Wanakena Rngr School, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Yeelanna, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Umerkhed, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Shikohabad, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Woodland Park, AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Woodfield, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1961	Urana Post Office, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	48 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 866 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 25	701
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1