Weather Records on 8 August 1943

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1943. Highest significance: Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR.

Key Facts for 8 August 1943

On 8 August 1943, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 501 daily.
Fortaleza (Escola Regional) set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 8 August 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 8 August 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1943

Top 20 records on 8 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1943	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Borsat, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Serampore, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Curtis, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Quincy Mem Brg, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Hannibal, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Sonamukhi, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Bhiwani, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Mahwa (Mahwar), IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Albany 3 SE, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1943	Quincy, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1943	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1943	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1943	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1943	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	32 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 512 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 50	401
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1