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Weather Records on 11 August 1909

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1909. Highest significance: Warren (Haddon Rig), AU.

Key Facts for 11 August 1909

  • On 11 August 1909, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Warren (Haddon Rig) set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 11 August 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

41 stations
Weather records on 11 August 1909 41 station records on 11 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
41 station records on 11 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation80.8 mm (3.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation59.7 mm (2.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
DumbleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records
Records on 11 August 1909 by type Records set or tied on 11 August 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 28. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 August 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.
Records on 11 August 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 August 1909 by timescale Records on 11 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40.
Records on 11 August 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 August 1909 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 215 to 10: 710 to 15: 215 to 20: 320 to 25: 225 to 30: 130 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 August 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 521
5 to 107
10 to 152
15 to 203
20 to 252
25 to 301
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1909
Top 20 records on 11 August 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 August 1909Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)26 years42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1909La Crosse Wb City, USmonthly rain80.8 mm (3.2 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)33 years31 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Charlton, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)17 years29 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)11 years26 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Truro, CAdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)4 years25 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Charlottetown, CAdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)27 years24 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Sydney, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Goonoo Goonoo Station, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Hatfield (Clare), AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Dumble, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Goorianawah, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909East Toorale (Toorale Station), AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Wentworth (Avoca), AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Winbar, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1909Urana Post Office, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)19 years15 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 1909
Records on 08-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 41 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11811: 11815: 21838: 11839: 11841: 11851: 11855: 11858: 11861: 21862: 11863: 11864: 61865: 11866: 61869: 41871: 11875: 11879: 21881: 11883: 11885: 11888: 11889: 41890: 41891: 11892: 41893: 11894: 11895: 21896: 51897: 31898: 21899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 131903: 121904: 191905: 91906: 61907: 81908: 101909: 411910: 91911: 241912: 461913: 431914: 261915: 271916: 641917: 2171918: 291919: 181920: 541921: 2011922: 981923: 801924: 1491925: 2191926: 1401927: 1901928: 1741929: 3541930: 4711931: 4531932: 2811933: 4161934: 6201935: 4991936: 5411937: 3561938: 3151939: 3891940: 3591941: 8071942: 3901943: 3451944: 9361945: 4011946: 4191947: 7091948: 3061949: 4711950: 3201951: 2961952: 4171953: 2831954: 5361955: 3191956: 4571957: 3051958: 4941959: 3371960: 4611961: 4291962: 6621963: 4931964: 6771965: 7931966: 1,0371967: 1,0711968: 6191969: 5331970: 5261971: 7111972: 8231973: 4511974: 5961975: 7531976: 5291977: 8451978: 4331979: 7971980: 9291981: 6451982: 1,2321983: 1,0951984: 8221985: 8041986: 5631987: 8851988: 1,1191989: 9831990: 7601991: 8221992: 9281993: 8401994: 1,1731995: 1,3241996: 1,1471997: 1,5121998: 1,2321999: 1,1522000: 9242001: 8112002: 1,1522003: 1,6012004: 1,4782005: 1,0312006: 8962007: 1,4282008: 9452009: 8362010: 2,2892011: 1,1062012: 9532013: 4702014: 5562015: 6962016: 1,3402017: 6192018: 8612019: 7582020: 6882021: 8342022: 6612023: 7572024: 6432025: 7222026: 7651793187118991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 41 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-11 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18111
18152
18381
18391
18411
18511
18551
18581
18612
18621
18631
18646
18651
18666
18694
18711
18751
18792
18811
18831
18851
18881
18894
18904
18911
18924
18931
18941
18952
18965
18973
18982
18993
19004
19014
190213
190312
190419
19059
19066
19078
190810
190941
19109
191124
191246
191343
191426
191527
191664
1917217
191829
191918
192054
1921201
192298
192380
1924149
1925219
1926140
1927190
1928174
1929354
1930471
1931453
1932281
1933416
1934620
1935499
1936541
1937356
1938315
1939389
1940359
1941807
1942390
1943345
1944936
1945401
1946419
1947709
1948306
1949471
1950320
1951296
1952417
1953283
1954536
1955319
1956457
1957305
1958494
1959337
1960461
1961429
1962662
1963493
1964677
1965793
19661,037
19671,071
1968619
1969533
1970526
1971711
1972823
1973451
1974596
1975753
1976529
1977845
1978433
1979797
1980929
1981645
19821,232
19831,095
1984822
1985804
1986563
1987885
19881,119
1989983
1990760
1991822
1992928
1993840
19941,173
19951,324
19961,147
19971,512
19981,232
19991,152
2000924
2001811
20021,152
20031,601
20041,478
20051,031
2006896
20071,428
2008945
2009836
20102,289
20111,106
2012953
2013470
2014556
2015696
20161,340
2017619
2018861
2019758
2020688
2021834
2022661
2023757
2024643
2025722
2026765

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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).