Weather Records on 16 August 1973

592 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1973. Highest significance: Beaverlodge Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 16 August 1973

On 16 August 1973, 592 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 579 daily.
Beaverlodge Cda set a monthly record daily snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 16 August 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

592 stations

592 station records on 16 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lolworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Barbacena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campolide	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria Aerodromo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Passchendaele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tavda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grande Prairie A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

592 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1973

Top 20 records on 16 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1973	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Pembroke, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Lolworth, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Usina Barbacena, BR	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Fairview, CA	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Fajardo, PR	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Cordillo Downs, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Campolide, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Kotel'nikovo, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Koosharem, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1973	Baldonnel, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	37 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 592 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	445
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1