Weather Records on 16 August 2000

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2000. Highest significance: Carrington, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 2000

On 16 August 2000, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 847 daily.
Carrington set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 16 August 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 16 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sorsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puottaure	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcatepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vidsel	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blaiken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record low minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagqu	China	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xicotencatl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patrocinio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Gaviotas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg Military Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Escalera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2000

Top 20 records on 16 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2000	Carrington, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2000	Pitea, SE	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Cardenas, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Alice, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Kingsville, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Falfurrias, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Sorsele, SE	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Puottaure, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Glenns Ferry, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Walwa, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Arjeplog A, SE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Ixcatepec, MX	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Vidsel, SE	all-time rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Saint Bernard, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2000	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 873 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).