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Weather Records on 15 August 1918

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1918. Highest significance: Ft Bidwell, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 1918

  • On 15 August 1918, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Ft Bidwell set a daily record low maximum temperature of 18.3 C (64.9 F) on 15 August 1918.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 15 August 1918 23 station records on 15 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 15 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
TilchaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BooraraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.8 C (100.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SuratAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 15 August 1918 by type Records set or tied on 15 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 15 August 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 August 1918 by timescale Records on 15 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 15 August 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1918 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 44 to 6: 26 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 44
4 to 62
6 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1918
Top 20 records on 15 August 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 August 1918Ft Bidwell, USdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)45 years28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Lakefield, CAdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain1.8 mm (0.07 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)66 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Gunnee, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Tilcha, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Boorara, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Zametchino, RUdaily low min3.5 C (38.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Surat, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Storrs, USdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Jokkmokk, SEdaily low max11.5 C (52.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1918Groongal (Groongal Station), AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)3 years4 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 1918
Records on 08-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 23 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21802: 11805: 11812: 11821: 11838: 21839: 11841: 11844: 11845: 31852: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11861: 31867: 11868: 21869: 11873: 21875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 31895: 11896: 91897: 31898: 11899: 21900: 61901: 51902: 101903: 51904: 171905: 261906: 81907: 141908: 151909: 301910: 161911: 261912: 341913: 421914: 111915: 261916: 2231917: 321918: 231919: 221920: 591921: 551922: 861923: 1161924: 2201925: 911926: 1151927: 2231928: 2711929: 5861930: 2741931: 3511932: 3681933: 2681934: 9921935: 4141936: 8671937: 5741938: 6811939: 4501940: 3721941: 2891942: 3771943: 4261944: 6101945: 4331946: 2851947: 5591948: 3661949: 5591950: 3171951: 5971952: 5961953: 4491954: 4811955: 5391956: 3901957: 3551958: 1,0921959: 5151960: 4171961: 7041962: 1,0521963: 9721964: 1,1851965: 5351966: 3401967: 6871968: 1,0021969: 5831970: 3821971: 8991972: 6131973: 4991974: 5121975: 4901976: 1,3451977: 5501978: 8411979: 1,7881980: 7451981: 5881982: 4791983: 9551984: 6221985: 9151986: 1,2831987: 1,0981988: 1,4791989: 4951990: 7581991: 7781992: 1,6381993: 8311994: 1,0731995: 1,2981996: 9291997: 9271998: 8611999: 9562000: 9322001: 1,2542002: 1,3072003: 1,2482004: 1,4242005: 1,0672006: 9232007: 1,3172008: 9642009: 1,0382010: 1,6222011: 7702012: 6542013: 7112014: 5832015: 7592016: 7072017: 5322018: 3282019: 4352020: 1,3272021: 9002022: 6922023: 1,4142024: 7292025: 7722026: 9751793186918911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 23 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-15 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18021
18051
18121
18211
18382
18391
18411
18441
18453
18521
18541
18561
18581
18613
18671
18682
18691
18732
18751
18762
18771
18781
18791
18803
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18902
18912
18923
18933
18951
18969
18973
18981
18992
19006
19015
190210
19035
190417
190526
19068
190714
190815
190930
191016
191126
191234
191342
191411
191526
1916223
191732
191823
191922
192059
192155
192286
1923116
1924220
192591
1926115
1927223
1928271
1929586
1930274
1931351
1932368
1933268
1934992
1935414
1936867
1937574
1938681
1939450
1940372
1941289
1942377
1943426
1944610
1945433
1946285
1947559
1948366
1949559
1950317
1951597
1952596
1953449
1954481
1955539
1956390
1957355
19581,092
1959515
1960417
1961704
19621,052
1963972
19641,185
1965535
1966340
1967687
19681,002
1969583
1970382
1971899
1972613
1973499
1974512
1975490
19761,345
1977550
1978841
19791,788
1980745
1981588
1982479
1983955
1984622
1985915
19861,283
19871,098
19881,479
1989495
1990758
1991778
19921,638
1993831
19941,073
19951,298
1996929
1997927
1998861
1999956
2000932
20011,254
20021,307
20031,248
20041,424
20051,067
2006923
20071,317
2008964
20091,038
20101,622
2011770
2012654
2013711
2014583
2015759
2016707
2017532
2018328
2019435
20201,327
2021900
2022692
20231,414
2024729
2025772
2026975

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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).