Weather Records on 18 August 2016

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 2016. Highest significance: Ohringen, DE.

Key Facts for 18 August 2016

On 18 August 2016, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
404 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 680 daily.
Ohringen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 18 August 2016.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 18 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	303.8 mm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seaqaqa	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hilltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sernovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mena Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 18 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 264.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 2016

Top 20 records on 18 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 2016	Ohringen, DE	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 August 2016	Ashland, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	95 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2016	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2016	Dongfang, CN	daily rain	303.8 mm (12.0 in)	264.3 mm (10.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2016	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Seaqaqa, FJ	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Sherwood, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Mohall, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Haikou, CN	daily rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Tarpley 3S, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	19.9 C (67.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Obihiro, JP	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Utsunomiya, JP	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Lexington, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	148 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2016	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	45 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

1797 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2016. 2016 had 704 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	541
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1