Weather Records on 16 August 2008

1,183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2008. Highest significance: Luling, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 2008

On 16 August 2008, 1,183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,127 daily.
Luling set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 16 August 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,183 stations

1,183 station records on 16 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Bramador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okecie	Poland	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,183 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 16 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 43, daily 1,127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2008

Top 20 records on 16 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2008	Luling, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2008	Hereford, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2008	Boulder, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2008	Boulder, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2008	Stratton, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2008	Mountainair, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Akron 4 E, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Boise City 2 E, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Tahoka, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Mobile, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Hamada, JP	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Trinidad, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	La Marquesa, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Bradford, GB	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Imperial, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Boise City 2 E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Levelland, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2008	Ft Collins, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	81 years	49 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,183 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 2008-08-16: 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 20	877
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3