Weather Records on 8 August 1921

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1921. Highest significance: Chatham, CA.

Key Facts for 8 August 1921

On 8 August 1921, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 42 daily.
Chatham set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 8 August 1921.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 8 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moonagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 8 August 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records

Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1921

Top 20 records on 8 August 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1921	Chatham, CA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1921	Gardiner, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1921	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Moonagee, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Rokewood (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Brinkley, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	State College, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1921	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	31 years	13 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 42 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	25
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	3