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Weather Records on 11 August 1920

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1920. Highest significance: Conargo (Willurah), AU.

Key Facts for 11 August 1920

  • On 11 August 1920, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 52 daily.
  • Conargo (Willurah) set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 11 August 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

54 stations
Weather records on 11 August 1920 54 station records on 11 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
54 station records on 11 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Conargo (Willurah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
FalmouthUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation100.1 mm (3.9 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
MeningieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BerthongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BiskraAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WellwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WoolsthorpeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CornwallUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature22.7 C (72.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (BlackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KoroitAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
DunkeldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
CarcoarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)0 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby WineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records
Records on 11 August 1920 by type Records set or tied on 11 August 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 37. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 37Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 August 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 37.
Records on 11 August 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall37
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 August 1920 by timescale Records on 11 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 52. 0204060all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 52all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 52.
Records on 11 August 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily52

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 August 1920 Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.7. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 325 to 10: 810 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 225 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 August 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 532
5 to 108
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 252
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1920
Top 20 records on 11 August 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 August 1920Conargo (Willurah), AUdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)3 years38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1920Falmouth, USmonthly rain100.1 mm (3.9 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)13 years37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1920Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)39 years34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Saint John, CAdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)22 years33 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Meningie, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Warrnambool Shire Office, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Berthong, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Lorne Post Office, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Bird Rocks, CAdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Cudgewa North, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Biskra, DZdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Orange (McLaughlin St), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Parkes (Macarthur Street), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Yanco (Billinbah East), AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Moose Factory, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Mahackala, RUdaily high min24.7 C (76.5 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Wellwood, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1920Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)35 years16 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 1920
Records on 08-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 54 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11811: 11815: 21838: 11839: 11841: 11851: 11855: 11858: 11861: 21862: 11863: 11864: 61865: 11866: 61869: 41871: 11875: 11879: 21881: 11883: 11885: 11888: 11889: 41890: 41891: 11892: 41893: 11894: 11895: 21896: 51897: 31898: 21899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 131903: 121904: 191905: 91906: 61907: 81908: 101909: 411910: 91911: 241912: 461913: 431914: 261915: 271916: 641917: 2171918: 291919: 181920: 541921: 2011922: 981923: 801924: 1491925: 2191926: 1401927: 1901928: 1741929: 3541930: 4711931: 4531932: 2811933: 4161934: 6201935: 4991936: 5411937: 3561938: 3151939: 3891940: 3591941: 8071942: 3901943: 3451944: 9361945: 4011946: 4191947: 7091948: 3061949: 4711950: 3201951: 2961952: 4171953: 2831954: 5361955: 3191956: 4571957: 3051958: 4941959: 3371960: 4611961: 4291962: 6621963: 4931964: 6771965: 7931966: 1,0371967: 1,0711968: 6191969: 5331970: 5261971: 7111972: 8231973: 4511974: 5961975: 7531976: 5291977: 8451978: 4331979: 7971980: 9291981: 6451982: 1,2321983: 1,0951984: 8221985: 8041986: 5631987: 8851988: 1,1191989: 9831990: 7601991: 8221992: 9281993: 8401994: 1,1731995: 1,3241996: 1,1471997: 1,5121998: 1,2321999: 1,1522000: 9242001: 8112002: 1,1522003: 1,6012004: 1,4782005: 1,0312006: 8962007: 1,4282008: 9452009: 8362010: 2,2892011: 1,1062012: 9532013: 4702014: 5562015: 6962016: 1,3402017: 6192018: 8612019: 7582020: 6882021: 8342022: 6612023: 7572024: 6432025: 7222026: 7651793187118991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 54 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-11 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18111
18152
18381
18391
18411
18511
18551
18581
18612
18621
18631
18646
18651
18666
18694
18711
18751
18792
18811
18831
18851
18881
18894
18904
18911
18924
18931
18941
18952
18965
18973
18982
18993
19004
19014
190213
190312
190419
19059
19066
19078
190810
190941
19109
191124
191246
191343
191426
191527
191664
1917217
191829
191918
192054
1921201
192298
192380
1924149
1925219
1926140
1927190
1928174
1929354
1930471
1931453
1932281
1933416
1934620
1935499
1936541
1937356
1938315
1939389
1940359
1941807
1942390
1943345
1944936
1945401
1946419
1947709
1948306
1949471
1950320
1951296
1952417
1953283
1954536
1955319
1956457
1957305
1958494
1959337
1960461
1961429
1962662
1963493
1964677
1965793
19661,037
19671,071
1968619
1969533
1970526
1971711
1972823
1973451
1974596
1975753
1976529
1977845
1978433
1979797
1980929
1981645
19821,232
19831,095
1984822
1985804
1986563
1987885
19881,119
1989983
1990760
1991822
1992928
1993840
19941,173
19951,324
19961,147
19971,512
19981,232
19991,152
2000924
2001811
20021,152
20031,601
20041,478
20051,031
2006896
20071,428
2008945
2009836
20102,289
20111,106
2012953
2013470
2014556
2015696
20161,340
2017619
2018861
2019758
2020688
2021834
2022661
2023757
2024643
2025722
2026765

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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).