Weather Records on 21 August 2016

890 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 2016. Highest significance: Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU.

Key Facts for 21 August 2016

On 21 August 2016, 890 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
446 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 879 daily.
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit) set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 21 August 2016.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

890 stations

890 station records on 21 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avenue (Downer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Choke Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maliye_Karmakuly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale (Greenvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nolin Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Davilla 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wrattonbully (Joeville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

890 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 223.

Records on 21 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 2016

Top 20 records on 21 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 2016	Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2016	Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2016	Riomedina, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2016	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2016	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2016	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2016	Marquette, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2016	Nixon, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Cotulla la Salle Co AP, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Jacksboro, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Wingate, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Avenue (Downer), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Asahikawa, JP	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Notla 3 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Mt Pleasant 1N, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Choke Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Luling, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Menard, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2016	Kolguev Severnyi, RU	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	78 years	49 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

1800 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2016. 2016 had 890 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,290

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 20	647
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1