Weather Records on 16 August 2023

1,354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2023. Highest significance: Sondershausen, DE.

Key Facts for 16 August 2023

On 16 August 2023, 1,354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,102 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,290 daily.
Sondershausen set a daily record precipitation of 39.8 mm (1.6 in) on 16 August 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,354 stations

1,354 station records on 16 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sondershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kargasok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fulda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Nuorgam	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rodupp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Widtsoe #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla Lokka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main-Westend	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Kevo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savukoski Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kittila Pokka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,354 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 473, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 629, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 16 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	473
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	629
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 56, daily 1,290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,045 broken records

Margins by which the 1,045 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2023

Top 20 records on 16 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2023	Sondershausen, DE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2023	Villingen-Schwenningen, DE	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2023	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2023	Sedro-Woolley, US	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	125 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2023	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	129 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2023	Herzberg, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Gernsheim-Allmendfeld, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Vardoe, NO	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Kargasok, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Fulda, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Artern, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Bad Nauheim, DE	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Dachwig, DE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Rhein Main, DE	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	144 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Sexton Summit, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Utsjoki Nuorgam, FI	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2023	Aschaffenburg, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	81 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 1,354 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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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	977
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1