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Weather Records on 8 August 1895

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1895. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 8 August 1895

  • On 8 August 1895, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Halmstad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 8 August 1895.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 8 August 1895 8 station records on 8 August 1895 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 8 August 1895 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 August 1895: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation64.8 mm (2.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low maximum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 8 August 1895 by type Records set or tied on 8 August 1895 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 August 1895 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 8 August 1895 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 August 1895 by timescale Records on 8 August 1895 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 August 1895 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 7.
Records on 8 August 1895 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1895 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.8. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 51 to 2: 12 to 3: 03 to 4: 14 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1895
MarginRecords
0 to 15
1 to 21
2 to 30
3 to 41
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1895
Top 8 records on 8 August 1895 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 1895Halmstad, SEmonthly rain64.8 mm (2.6 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)34 years27 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1895Karlshamn, SEdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1895Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1895Mantova, ITdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1895Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low max4.2 C (39.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1895Armagh, GBdaily low min6.4 C (43.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1895Lund, SEdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1895Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)

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 1895
Records on 08-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1895. 1895 had 8 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11798: 11800: 11808: 31815: 11833: 11843: 11844: 21845: 11854: 11859: 31860: 11861: 11863: 11865: 11868: 21869: 11871: 11873: 31875: 21876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 31888: 31890: 21891: 11892: 21893: 11895: 81896: 21897: 51898: 101899: 81900: 111901: 21902: 21903: 201904: 131905: 71906: 91907: 91908: 131909: 341910: 51911: 381912: 571913: 281914: 71915: 471916: 391917: 351918: 1601919: 281920: 1381921: 421922: 741923: 701924: 991925: 1491926: 1901927: 2781928: 2521929: 1661930: 8011931: 3181932: 2341933: 2281934: 7341935: 5081936: 3591937: 3621938: 8551939: 6711940: 3331941: 3241942: 6141943: 5121944: 3521945: 5721946: 3491947: 4421948: 5431949: 6751950: 5161951: 5131952: 3051953: 3931954: 5581955: 5371956: 2731957: 5171958: 4961959: 4701960: 3991961: 2701962: 5671963: 6011964: 4671965: 5201966: 5981967: 4321968: 8681969: 5841970: 7031971: 6461972: 1,0731973: 4461974: 7261975: 1,0411976: 1,2021977: 6071978: 9761979: 4661980: 9191981: 9641982: 7111983: 1,1101984: 6191985: 7261986: 5751987: 8611988: 7331989: 2,3981990: 1,1241991: 1,2301992: 1,2671993: 6541994: 1,0091995: 1,5031996: 8141997: 1,3811998: 1,3041999: 1,2482000: 9612001: 1,5572002: 1,0592003: 1,4322004: 1,1152005: 8822006: 8422007: 1,6602008: 8342009: 1,1122010: 1,2542011: 1,2562012: 7542013: 8412014: 5422015: 8352016: 5602017: 8312018: 7282019: 7112020: 8942021: 5002022: 7072023: 9762024: 7762025: 7521793187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1895. 1895 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-08 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17981
18001
18083
18151
18331
18431
18442
18451
18541
18593
18601
18611
18631
18651
18682
18691
18711
18733
18752
18762
18771
18781
18792
18801
18843
18883
18902
18911
18922
18931
18958
18962
18975
189810
18998
190011
19012
19022
190320
190413
19057
19069
19079
190813
190934
19105
191138
191257
191328
19147
191547
191639
191735
1918160
191928
1920138
192142
192274
192370
192499
1925149
1926190
1927278
1928252
1929166
1930801
1931318
1932234
1933228
1934734
1935508
1936359
1937362
1938855
1939671
1940333
1941324
1942614
1943512
1944352
1945572
1946349
1947442
1948543
1949675
1950516
1951513
1952305
1953393
1954558
1955537
1956273
1957517
1958496
1959470
1960399
1961270
1962567
1963601
1964467
1965520
1966598
1967432
1968868
1969584
1970703
1971646
19721,073
1973446
1974726
19751,041
19761,202
1977607
1978976
1979466
1980919
1981964
1982711
19831,110
1984619
1985726
1986575
1987861
1988733
19892,398
19901,124
19911,230
19921,267
1993654
19941,009
19951,503
1996814
19971,381
19981,304
19991,248
2000961
20011,557
20021,059
20031,432
20041,115
2005882
2006842
20071,660
2008834
20091,112
20101,254
20111,256
2012754
2013841
2014542
2015835
2016560
2017831
2018728
2019711
2020894
2021500
2022707
2023976
2024776
2025752

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).