Weather Records on 16 August 1979

1,698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1979. Highest significance: Minderoo, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1979

On 16 August 1979, 1,698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 1,384 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,638 daily.
Minderoo set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 16 August 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,698 stations

1,698 station records on 16 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vlamingh Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farnsworth Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barstow	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,698 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 834, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 550, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	834
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	550
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 58, daily 1,638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,365 broken records

Margins by which the 1,365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1979

Top 20 records on 16 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1979	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1979	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1979	Eagle Mtn, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Ischim Amsg, RU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Troickij Priisk, RU	all-time high max	37.9 C (100.2 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Culbertson, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Maryville 2E, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	W Pt, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Laguna, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Pedro Leopoldo, BR	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Unionville, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Windsor, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Elmira, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Vlamingh Head, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Corning, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Greenville 6 N, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	52 years	42 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 1,698 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 10	1,309
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1