Weather Records on 31 August 2016

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2016. Highest significance: Hillston Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 2016

On 31 August 2016, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 575 daily.
Hillston Airport set a daily record precipitation of 35.4 mm (1.4 in) on 31 August 2016.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 31 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnye Baki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Trevallyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Sylvanham)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inter Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
King Salmon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 31 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2016

Top 20 records on 31 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2016	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2016	Ivanhoe (Baden Park), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2016	Steele 4N, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2016	Saint Leo, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Krasnye Baki, RU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	127 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Luroy, NO	daily rain	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Ellsworth, US	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Merriwagga (Devon Street), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Booroorban (Ramsay), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Peechelba East, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2016	Venice, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	50 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

1796 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 599 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 10	421
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1