Weather Records on 16 August 2001

1,136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2001. Highest significance: Racine Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 2001

On 16 August 2001, 1,136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
767 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Racine Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 16 August 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,136 stations

1,136 station records on 16 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Svinoy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuehuepan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algaras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eikanger - Myr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,136 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 439, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 16 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	439
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

837 broken records

Margins by which the 837 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2001

Top 20 records on 16 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2001	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2001	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Buckeye, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	118 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Catus, FR	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Svinoy Fyr, NO	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Yulin, CN	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Froyset, NO	monthly rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	193 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Rockwell City, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Stevens Pt, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Suchiate, MX	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Pudino, RU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Knoxville, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	123 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Hampton, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Winterset 4N, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Marathon, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2001	Jefferson, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	44 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,136 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 2001-08-16: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	799
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1