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Weather Records on 9 August 1914

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1914. Highest significance: Welland, CA.

Key Facts for 9 August 1914

  • On 9 August 1914, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Welland set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 36.1 C (97.0 F) on 9 August 1914.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 9 August 1914 21 station records on 9 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 9 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WellandCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
YallaroiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 9 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 9 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 035810Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 9 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 August 1914 by timescale Records on 9 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 15. 051015all-time: 2monthly: 4daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 15.
Records on 9 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly4
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1914 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 34 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 43
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1914
Top 20 records on 9 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 August 1914Welland, CAmonthly high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)39 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)41 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Parry Sound, CAall-time high max37.2 C (99.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Orillia, CAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)35 years24 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Tulloona (Coolanga), AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Owen Sound, CAdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Qu'appelle, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Stonecliffe, CAdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Escanaba, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Buffalo, USall-time high max (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie17 years7 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Gravenhurst, CAmonthly high max (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie32 years5 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Yallaroi, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Port Dover, CAmonthly high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie13 years4 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914London South, CAmonthly high max (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie14 years4 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Southampton, CAdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Portland, USdaily low max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Lindsay, CAdaily high max (Tie)35.6 C (96.1 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1914Brantford, CAdaily high max (Tie)36.1 C (97.0 F)tie13 years1 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

1798 to 1914
Records on 08-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1914. 1914 had 21 records. 01,0002,0003,0001798: 21800: 11838: 11845: 31856: 11859: 31861: 11863: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11875: 11878: 11881: 31884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 11891: 41892: 41893: 31894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 71898: 121899: 41900: 81901: 31902: 31903: 61904: 91905: 51906: 151907: 91908: 91909: 511910: 161911: 441912: 471913: 761914: 211915: 611916: 371917: 461918: 2101919: 491920: 2891921: 361922: 701923: 731924: 1431925: 3071926: 1421927: 3911928: 2201929: 1271930: 5701931: 3991932: 1941933: 2501934: 6541935: 5871936: 5191937: 3511938: 3791939: 4801940: 4551941: 3721942: 5271943: 3661944: 6471945: 3651946: 3071947: 5441948: 4401949: 7151950: 4071951: 4051952: 3171953: 3631954: 3771955: 4331956: 2781957: 3471958: 4171959: 4531960: 4591961: 3471962: 6361963: 5001964: 7551965: 6321966: 5681967: 4571968: 1,0371969: 5271970: 7511971: 5431972: 1,0891973: 5471974: 6601975: 7901976: 8831977: 4531978: 7841979: 6301980: 9451981: 9411982: 9351983: 8391984: 6831985: 7141986: 5091987: 9271988: 6251989: 2,0821990: 7991991: 9881992: 1,6991993: 7021994: 1,0971995: 1,4171996: 8641997: 1,4461998: 9691999: 1,3702000: 1,2372001: 1,4852002: 1,1672003: 1,3442004: 9412005: 1,0012006: 8282007: 1,6872008: 6672009: 1,0282010: 1,3932011: 1,1772012: 8432013: 7612014: 5312015: 5952016: 6342017: 7732018: 9722019: 7172020: 6432021: 5232022: 7932023: 8202024: 9522025: 7992026: 1,0191798188619021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1914. 1914 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-09 in each year
YearRecords
17982
18001
18381
18453
18561
18593
18611
18632
18681
18701
18711
18731
18751
18781
18813
18842
18861
18871
18881
18891
18901
18914
18924
18933
18943
18951
18963
18977
189812
18994
19008
19013
19023
19036
19049
19055
190615
19079
19089
190951
191016
191144
191247
191376
191421
191561
191637
191746
1918210
191949
1920289
192136
192270
192373
1924143
1925307
1926142
1927391
1928220
1929127
1930570
1931399
1932194
1933250
1934654
1935587
1936519
1937351
1938379
1939480
1940455
1941372
1942527
1943366
1944647
1945365
1946307
1947544
1948440
1949715
1950407
1951405
1952317
1953363
1954377
1955433
1956278
1957347
1958417
1959453
1960459
1961347
1962636
1963500
1964755
1965632
1966568
1967457
19681,037
1969527
1970751
1971543
19721,089
1973547
1974660
1975790
1976883
1977453
1978784
1979630
1980945
1981941
1982935
1983839
1984683
1985714
1986509
1987927
1988625
19892,082
1990799
1991988
19921,699
1993702
19941,097
19951,417
1996864
19971,446
1998969
19991,370
20001,237
20011,485
20021,167
20031,344
2004941
20051,001
2006828
20071,687
2008667
20091,028
20101,393
20111,177
2012843
2013761
2014531
2015595
2016634
2017773
2018972
2019717
2020643
2021523
2022793
2023820
2024952
2025799
20261,019

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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).