Weather Records on 16 August 1986

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1986. Highest significance: Kergunyah South, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1986

On 16 August 1986, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 794 daily.
Kergunyah South set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 16 August 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 16 August 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evertsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Quatiara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caiua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guaimbe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco da Corredeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leksand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bastos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sjogarde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Branas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Transtrand_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Janaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolo-Poloma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solleron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 483.

Records on 16 August 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	483
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1986

Top 20 records on 16 August 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1986	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1986	Durant, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1986	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Chernjaevo, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Evertsberg, SE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Avoca (Railway House), AU	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Fazenda Chantebled, BR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Westbury (Valley View), AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Strelka, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Grundforsen, SE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Godegard, SE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Koetong, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1986	Usina Quatiara, BR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 811 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 1986-08-16: 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	614
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1