Weather Records on 20 August 1941

230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1941. Highest significance: Ratlam, IN.

Key Facts for 20 August 1941

On 20 August 1941, 230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 226 daily.
Ratlam set a daily record precipitation of 255.5 mm (10.1 in) on 20 August 1941.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

230 stations

230 station records on 20 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

230 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 20 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1941

Top 20 records on 20 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1941	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Banswara, IN	daily rain	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Easton, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Manohar Thana, IN	monthly rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1941	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Nogales, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Covelong, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Hyannis, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Madalya, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Steveston, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Milford 2 SE, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1941	Garhi, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 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 230 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 25	174
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1