Weather Records on 1 August 1918

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1918. Highest significance: Montgomery Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1918

On 1 August 1918, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 53 daily.
Montgomery Wb City set a daily record low maximum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 1 August 1918.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 1 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nillera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.

Records on 1 August 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 53.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1918

Top 20 records on 1 August 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1918	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Jakutsk, RU	monthly rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Sussex, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Nillera, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Lenoir, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1918	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	14 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

1797 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 55 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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 3	25
3 to 5	9
5 to 8	3
8 to 10	5
10 to 13	2
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	1
18 to 20	1