Weather Records on 16 August 1974

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1974. Highest significance: Brome, CA.

Key Facts for 16 August 1974

On 16 August 1974, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 669 daily.
Brome set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 16 August 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 16 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bassum (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Konstantinovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coral Harbour A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1974

Top 20 records on 16 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1974	Brome, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1974	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1974	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1974	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1974	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1974	Hopkins, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1974	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	all-time high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1974	Celina, RU	all-time rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Glen Roy, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	De Rust, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1974	Bassum (A), DE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 689 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 100	599
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1