Weather Records on 16 August 2007

1,442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2007. Highest significance: Riomedina, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 2007

On 16 August 2007, 1,442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,086 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 35 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,343 daily.
Riomedina set a daily record precipitation of 156.2 mm (6.1 in) on 16 August 2007.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,442 stations

1,442 station records on 16 August 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keminmaa Liedakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karungi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porvoo Bengtsby	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Intercontinental AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,442 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 608, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 478, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 16 August 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	608
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	478
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2007 by timescale: all-time 35, monthly 64, daily 1,343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,056 broken records

Margins by which the 1,056 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2007

Top 20 records on 16 August 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2007	Riomedina, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2007	Floresville, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2007	Kojnas, RU	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2007	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2007	Mier Y Noriega (Smn), MX	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Port O'Connor, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Ewing, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Mineral-Nye-Vody, RU	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Birmingham AP, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Fredericksburg, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Huejutla, MX	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Wanatah 2 WNW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Keminmaa Liedakkala, FI	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Cuero, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Junction Kimble Co AP, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Guayameo, MX	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Karungi, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2007	Rome, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	46 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 1,442 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2007-08-16: 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 20	1,017
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1