Weather Records on 16 August 1969

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1969. Highest significance: Lexington 3E, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1969

On 16 August 1969, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 668 daily.
Lexington 3E set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 16 August 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 16 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Huacana	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	375.2 mm (14.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbahera	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garoth (Garot)	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 16 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 166.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1969

Top 20 records on 16 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1969	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1969	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1969	Khilchipur, IN	daily rain	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1969	Buffalo Mills, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Sitamau, IN	daily rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Russell, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Cornwall, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Shepetivka, UA	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, DE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Shujalpur, IN	daily rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Turners Falls, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	La Huacana, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Rajgarh, IN	daily rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Langara, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1969	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	375.2 mm (14.8 in)	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	59 years	43 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 684 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	502
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3