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Weather Records on 8 August 1904

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1904. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 8 August 1904

  • On 8 August 1904, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 8 August 1904.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 8 August 1904 13 station records on 8 August 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 8 August 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 August 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 8 August 1904 by type Records set or tied on 8 August 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 August 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 8 August 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 August 1904 by timescale Records on 8 August 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 August 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 8 August 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1904 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 15.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
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 15.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1904
Top 13 records on 8 August 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 1904Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)14 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max25.6 C (78.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)6 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Dubuque River, USdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Truro, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Buffalo, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Port Stanley, CAdaily low max (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Halifax, CAdaily low min (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1904Madison Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie19 years2 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 1904
Records on 08-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 13 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: 7312019: 7222020: 8942021: 5022022: 7112023: 9792024: 7742025: 7522026: 1,0001793187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 13 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
2018731
2019722
2020894
2021502
2022711
2023979
2024774
2025752
20261,000

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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 (2026-10-15).