Weather Records on 16 August 2020

1,382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2020. Highest significance: Krasnyj Chikoj, RU.

Key Facts for 16 August 2020

On 16 August 2020, 1,382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,078 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,278 daily.
Krasnyj Chikoj set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 16 August 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,382 stations

1,382 station records on 16 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Seesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goongerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ohlsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,382 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 614, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 464, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 16 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	614
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	464
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 88, daily 1,278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,070 broken records

Margins by which the 1,070 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2020

Top 20 records on 16 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2020	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2020	Seesen, DE	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2020	Mount Wellington, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Scotia, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Lynton, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Berkeley, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	125 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Petaluma AP, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Racine Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Goongerah, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Santa Cruz, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Bargara, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Louisburg, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Prescott, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	121 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Tombstone, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2020	Alton, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	47 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 1,382 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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Data for records on 2020-08-16: 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 10	1,009
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1