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Weather Records on 8 August 1898

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1898. Highest significance: Putbus, DE.

Key Facts for 8 August 1898

  • On 8 August 1898, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Putbus set a daily record precipitation of 36.7 mm (1.4 in) on 8 August 1898.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 8 August 1898 10 station records on 8 August 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 8 August 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 August 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation36.7 mm (1.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.2 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 8 August 1898 by type Records set or tied on 8 August 1898 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 August 1898 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 8 August 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 August 1898 by timescale Records on 8 August 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 August 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 8 August 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1898 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 55 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 55
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1898
Top 10 records on 8 August 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 1898Putbus, DEdaily rain36.7 mm (1.4 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)20 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1898Goulburn, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1898Jonkoping, SEdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1898Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1898Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain22.2 mm (0.9 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1898Lund, SEdaily rain21.5 mm (0.8 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1898Karlshamn, SEdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)3 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1898Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1898Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1898Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years8 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 1898
Records on 08-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1898. 1898 had 10 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 1898. 1898 had 10 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).