Weather Records on 14 August 1940

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1940. Highest significance: Lenoir, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1940

On 14 August 1940, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 467 daily.
Lenoir set a daily record precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 14 August 1940.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 14 August 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Radford	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hinton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 14 August 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1940 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1940

Top 20 records on 14 August 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1940	Lenoir, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1940	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Yeola, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Nandgaon, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Satna, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Jambusar, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Ivanhoe, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Radford, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Hinton 1, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Ankleshwar, IN	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Rajpipla(Nandod), IN	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Umea, SE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1940	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 489 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	290
20 to 40	70
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	4