Weather Records on 16 August 2010

1,239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2010. Highest significance: Buenavista, MX.

Key Facts for 16 August 2010

On 16 August 2010, 1,239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
810 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,196 daily.
Buenavista set an all-time record daily precipitation of 279.9 mm (11.0 in) on 16 August 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,239 stations

1,239 station records on 16 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Schoondijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Konstantinovskii	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cadzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mactun	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terneuzen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonisvorst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poblado C-28	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big River Lakes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,239 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 587, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 226.

Records on 16 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	587
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 40, daily 1,196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

862 broken records

Margins by which the 862 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2010

Top 20 records on 16 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2010	Buenavista, MX	all-time rain	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2010	Mosquero 1 NE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2010	Atlatlahuacan, MX	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2010	'S Heerenhoek, NL	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2010	Biervliet, NL	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2010	Schoondijke, NL	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Middelburg, NL	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Mys Konstantinovskii, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Ft Sumner 5 S, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Melrose, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Lille-Lesquin, FR	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	San Pedro, MX	monthly rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Cadzand, NL	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Breskens, NL	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Alpine, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Mactun, MX	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2010	Terneuzen, NL	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	50 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,239 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	810
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1