Weather Records on 6 August 2016

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2016. Highest significance: Asker, NO.

Key Facts for 6 August 2016

On 6 August 2016, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 461 daily.
Asker set an all-time record daily precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 6 August 2016.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 6 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dobuilevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White River #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paraparaumu AWS	New Zealand	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gjettum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Funchal/S.Catarina	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annette AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laryak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 6 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2016

Top 20 records on 6 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2016	Asker, NO	all-time rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2016	Rubcovsk, RU	all-time rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2016	Mountainair, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2016	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Chifeng, CN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Hole, NO	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Semjachik, RU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Nordstrand, NO	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Vallecito Dam, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Dobuilevu, FJ	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Paonia 1SW, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	White River #1, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Bridgeport, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Minatare Dam (Usbr), US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Aspendell, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Wallace, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Hailun, CN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Jalapa Ver., MX	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2016	Arivaca, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	43 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

1794 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 472 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	953

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	302
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1