Weather Records on 11 August 1942

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1942. Highest significance: Jahanabad, IN.

Key Facts for 11 August 1942

On 11 August 1942, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 383 daily.
Jahanabad set an all-time record daily precipitation of 340.6 mm (13.4 in) on 11 August 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 11 August 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	340.6 mm (13.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boodanoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 262.

Records on 11 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1942

Top 20 records on 11 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1942	Jahanabad, IN	all-time rain	340.6 mm (13.4 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1942	St Joseph 3 N, US	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1942	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1942	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1942	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1942	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1942	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1942	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1942	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1942	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Sewanee, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Karera, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Mungeli, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1942	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	29 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 390 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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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	319
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1