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Weather Records on 8 August 1911

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1911. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 8 August 1911

  • On 8 August 1911, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 36 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Oxford set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 34.8 C (94.6 F) on 8 August 1911.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 8 August 1911 38 station records on 8 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 8 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 August 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature34.8 C (94.6 F)56 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature34.8 C (94.6 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord high maximum temperature31.8 C (89.2 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature30.1 C (86.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature31.3 C (88.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.1 C (86.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley ChaseSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature32.4 C (90.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 8 August 1911 by type Records set or tied on 8 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 15Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 21Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 8 August 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum15
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum21
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 August 1911 by timescale Records on 8 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 2monthly: 2daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 34.
Records on 8 August 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly2
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1911 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 1: 151 to 2: 102 to 3: 53 to 4: 24 to 5: 15 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 115
1 to 210
2 to 35
3 to 42
4 to 51
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1911
Top 20 records on 8 August 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 1911Oxford, GBall-time high max34.8 C (94.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)86 years56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1911Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min15.7 C (60.3 F)6.4 C (11.5 F)8 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Uccle, BEdaily high max34.8 C (94.6 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)26 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Cet Central England, GBall-time high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min10.2 C (50.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Sandvig, DKdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily high max31.8 C (89.2 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Dalhousie, CAdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Stonecliffe, CAmonthly high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Freiburg, DEdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max22.4 C (72.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Durham, GBdaily high max30.1 C (86.2 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Lindsay, CAdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max18.4 C (65.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max32.3 C (90.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Magdeburg, DEdaily high max31.3 C (88.3 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1911Welland, CAdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)10 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 1911
Records on 08-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1911. 1911 had 38 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 1911. 1911 had 38 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).