Weather Records on 16 August 2003

1,220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2003. Highest significance: Kirov, RU.

Key Facts for 16 August 2003

On 16 August 2003, 1,220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
568 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,160 daily.
Kirov set a daily record precipitation of 42.6 mm (1.7 in) on 16 August 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,220 stations

1,220 station records on 16 August 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Casillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunrobin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lurnea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rayones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Table Tops	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wingfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Pajonal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Pine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Mainero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilbeggan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goominglah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wuruma Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Rucio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,220 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 370.

Records on 16 August 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2003 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 52, daily 1,160.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

937 broken records

Margins by which the 937 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2003

Top 20 records on 16 August 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2003	Kirov, RU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2003	Iturbide, MX	monthly rain	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2003	Saltville 1N, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	107 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2003	Casillas, MX	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2003	Rinconada, MX	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2003	Ardurad, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2003	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Caliente, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Elkhorn, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Dunrobin Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Lurnea, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Kroombit, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Rayones, MX	all-time rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Moorabinda, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Saltillo (Dge), MX	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Kamas, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2003	Malakoff, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,220 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 20	819
20 to 40	89
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1