Weather Records on 16 August 1972

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1972. Highest significance: Caucaia, BR.

Key Facts for 16 August 1972

On 16 August 1972, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 954 daily.
Caucaia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 16 August 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 16 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Taboleiro Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tataira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Catole Do Rocha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 452, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	452
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

785 broken records

Margins by which the 785 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1972

Top 20 records on 16 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1972	Caucaia, BR	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	monthly rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Uruque, BR	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Ironwood, US	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Fortaleza, BR	monthly rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Aquiraz, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Taboleiro Grande, BR	monthly rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Bayfield 6 N, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Mineirolandia, BR	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1972	Minocqua, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Nova Russas, BR	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Brule Island, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Tataira, BR	monthly rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Catole Do Rocha, BR	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Espirito Santo, BR	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Joao Dias, BR	monthly rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Milha, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1972	Martins, BR	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	53 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 997 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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Data for records on 1972-08-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	739
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3