Weather Records on 16 August 1978

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1978. Highest significance: Wydgee, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1978

On 16 August 1978, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 796 daily.
Wydgee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 16 August 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 16 August 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarlerweelor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 408.

Records on 16 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1978

Top 20 records on 16 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1978	Wydgee, AU	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Burnerbinmah, AU	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Cashmere Downs, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Youanmi Downs, AU	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Yuinmery, AU	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Surgut, RU	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Munarra, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Mount Clere, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Dalgaranga, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1978	Eudamullah, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1978	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1978	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1978	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1978	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1978	Cobra Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	58 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 835 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1978-08-16: 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 10	526
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	49
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1