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Weather Records on 8 August 1915

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1915. Highest significance: Parnu, EE.

Key Facts for 8 August 1915

  • On 8 August 1915, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 46 daily.
  • Parnu set a daily record precipitation of 31.3 mm (1.2 in) on 8 August 1915.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

47 stations
Weather records on 8 August 1915 47 station records on 8 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
47 station records on 8 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 August 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ParnuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation31.3 mm (1.2 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
BridgewaterAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StansburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YorketownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NaracoorteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature18.7 C (65.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation24.5 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
NormanvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WarookaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation32.4 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STNAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
CoultaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
WoodsideAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records
Records on 8 August 1915 by type Records set or tied on 8 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 35. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 35Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.
Records on 8 August 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall35
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 August 1915 by timescale Records on 8 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 46. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 46all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 46.
Records on 8 August 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily46

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1915 Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 265 to 10: 710 to 15: 715 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 526
5 to 107
10 to 157
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1915
Top 20 records on 8 August 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 1915Parnu, EEdaily rain31.3 mm (1.2 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)27 years43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1915Ottawa, CAdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)25.2 mm (1.0 in)2 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Bridgewater, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)25 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Santa Fe, USdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Stansbury, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Stratford, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Yorketown, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Tartu, EEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Naracoorte, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Landsort, SEdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min18.7 C (65.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Orskar_A, SEdaily rain24.5 mm (1.0 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Sarna, SEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Normanville, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Barrie, CAdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)2 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Prince Albert, CAmonthly high min17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1915Edithburgh Post Office, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)25 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 1915
Records on 08-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 47 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 1915. 1915 had 47 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).