Weather Records on 16 August 2005

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2005. Highest significance: Ft Bayard 4W, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 2005

On 16 August 2005, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 786 daily.
Ft Bayard 4W set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 23.9 C (75.0 F) on 16 August 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 16 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canyonlands-the Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvia Ruotsalo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaustinen Tastula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Mirage	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randlett 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reisjarvi Levonpera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thirlmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Metsakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kemp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pribyslav	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acapetlahuaya	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lhasa	China	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Laguna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2005

Top 20 records on 16 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2005	Ft Bayard 4W, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2005	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla, FI	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Glenville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Canyonlands-the Neck, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Ramnicu Valcea, RO	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Kalvia Ruotsalo, FI	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Elba, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Mathews, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Carrollton, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Beckley Raleigh Co AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Los Reyes, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Kingstree, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Dardanup East, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Tuscola, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Bellefontaine, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2005	Aspermont, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	41 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 813 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 2005-08-16: 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	505
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1