Weather Records on 15 August 2016

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2016. Highest significance: Moscow, RU.

Key Facts for 15 August 2016

On 15 August 2016, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 674 daily.
Moscow set an all-time record daily precipitation of 87.8 mm (3.5 in) on 15 August 2016.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 15 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kolomna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pereslavl-Zalesskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bismarck 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	285.5 mm (11.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Festus	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belozersk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 6SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 15 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 23, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2016

Top 20 records on 15 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2016	Moscow, RU	all-time rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Henderson, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Kolomna, RU	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Malvern, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Mtn View, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Pocahontas 1, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Laporte, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Pereslavl-Zalesskij, RU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Williamsville, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Bismarck 2 SE, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2016	Chester, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2016	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	285.5 mm (11.2 in)	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2016	Farmington, US	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2016	Red Bud 2 S, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2016	Festus, US	all-time rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2016	S Bend AP, US	all-time rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2016	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	53 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 707 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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 2026-10-16 (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 25	486
25 to 50	54
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1