Weather Records on 16 August 1963

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1963. Highest significance: Wooroolin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1963

On 16 August 1963, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 472 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 889 daily.
Wooroolin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 16 August 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 16 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Adilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	277.0 mm (10.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tonto Springs Rs 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borina	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marked Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 320, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	320
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1963

Top 20 records on 16 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1963	Wooroolin Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Adilabad, IN	all-time rain	277.0 mm (10.9 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Abbotsford, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Tonto Springs Rs 4 W, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Rayne 6 N, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Turbine, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Gisela, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Washim, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Coniston, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Biloela Dpi, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Hingoli, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Armagh, GB	daily low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Blythe, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1963	La Grange 1N, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	69 years	40 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 897 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	628
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2