Weather Records on 14 August 1937

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1937. Highest significance: Den Helder-1, NL.

Key Facts for 14 August 1937

On 14 August 1937, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 340 daily.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 14 August 1937.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 14 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 14 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 340.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1937

Top 20 records on 14 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1937	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Sheohar, IN	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Saluda, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Dadeville, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Blakely, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Chanchal, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1937	Falsterbo, SE	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Americus, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	St Ignace, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Barabazar, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Svirica, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1937	Raipur, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	28 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 354 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 20	214
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1