Weather Records on 14 August 1909

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1909. Highest significance: La Crosse Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1909

On 14 August 1909, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 34 daily.
La Crosse Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 14 August 1909.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

35 stations

35 station records on 14 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 14 August 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records

Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1909

Top 20 records on 14 August 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1909	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1909	Darwin Post Office, AU	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1909	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Armagh, GB	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Umea, SE	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Dubuque River, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1909	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	3 years	7 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 35 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	21
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1