Weather Records on 1 August 1941

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1941. Highest significance: Oneonta, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1941

On 1 August 1941, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 322 daily.
Oneonta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 1 August 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 1 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berens River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cooeearup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 88.

Records on 1 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1941

Top 20 records on 1 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1941	Oneonta, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1941	Soltau, DE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1941	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1941	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1941	Warsaw 2 NW, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1941	Berens River, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1941	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1941	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1941	Huichapan, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily low max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Vanersborg, SE	monthly high min	19.7 C (67.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Gage, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Great Falls, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1941	Umea, SE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	58 years	25 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

1797 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1941. 1941 had 341 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1941-08-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	219
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1