Weather Records on 11 August 1941

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1941. Highest significance: Sailana, IN.

Key Facts for 11 August 1941

On 11 August 1941, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 786 daily.
Sailana set an all-time record daily precipitation of 359.7 mm (14.2 in) on 11 August 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 11 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	359.7 mm (14.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	310.4 mm (12.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kherwara	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 242.

Records on 11 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 13, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

634 broken records

Margins by which the 634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1941

Top 20 records on 11 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1941	Sailana, IN	all-time rain	359.7 mm (14.2 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1941	Payette, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1941	Mtn Home, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Ashta, IN	all-time rain	310.4 mm (12.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Jaora, IN	all-time rain	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Adrian, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Idaho City, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Kirov, RU	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Sardarpur, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Ratlam, IN	all-time rain	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Kharar, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Seoni, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Indore, IN	daily rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Kherwara, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1941	Atner, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 807 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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Data for records on 1941-08-11: 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 20	564
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1