Weather Records on 16 August 1995

1,542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1995. Highest significance: Warren, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1995

On 16 August 1995, 1,542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
950 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,474 daily.
Warren set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 16 August 1995.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,542 stations

1,542 station records on 16 August 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kuraby Beenleigh Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kolosovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redland Bay Qld Uni Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,542 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 380, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 570, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 415.

Records on 16 August 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	380
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	570
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1995 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 59, daily 1,474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,106 broken records

Margins by which the 1,106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1995

Top 20 records on 16 August 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1995	Warren, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1995	Kuraby Beenleigh Road, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1995	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1995	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1995	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Downing, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Boolburra, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Ica, RU	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Council Grove Lake, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Burdick (Diamond Springs), US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	McCall, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Parsons 3 SE, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Karragarra Island, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,542 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 1995-08-16: 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	928
10 to 20	100
20 to 30	46
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2