Weather Records on 16 August 1968

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1968. Highest significance: Gohad, IN.

Key Facts for 16 August 1968

On 16 August 1968, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 437 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 807 daily.
Gohad set an all-time record daily precipitation of 550.0 mm (21.7 in) on 16 August 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 16 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	550.0 mm (21.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	182.2 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	480.0 mm (18.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorbica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1968

Top 20 records on 16 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1968	Gohad, IN	all-time rain	550.0 mm (21.7 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1968	Bonang, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Nowgong, IN	daily rain	182.2 mm (7.2 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Ensay, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Zitacuaro, MX	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Northport, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Sardine Creek, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Tambo Crossing, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Pichhore(Dabra), IN	all-time rain	480.0 mm (18.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Garland 1 NE, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Buchan, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Chicago UNIV, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1968	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	24 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 824 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	598
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1