Weather Records on 14 August 2016

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2016. Highest significance: Brenham, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 2016

On 14 August 2016, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
536 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 777 daily.
Brenham set a daily record precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 14 August 2016.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 14 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kauhajoki Kaupunki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narpio Alamarkku	Finland	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Martinville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Teuva Kauppilankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koigorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boyce 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Riimala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plumfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 14 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 34, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2016

Top 20 records on 14 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2016	Brenham, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2016	Elliston, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2016	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2016	Abbeville, US	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2016	Williamsville, US	all-time rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2016	Gotnja, RU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2016	Kauhajoki Kaupunki, FI	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2016	Nashville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2016	Danevang 1 W, US	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Perryville Wtp, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Baytown, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Narpio Alamarkku, FI	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Sumy, UA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Vincennes 4 E, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	St Martinville 3 SW, US	all-time rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Jennings, US	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2016	Teuva Kauppilankyla, FI	all-time rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	54 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 824 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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Data for records on 2016-08-14: 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	565
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1