Weather Records on 14 August 1943

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1943. Highest significance: Gavle, SE.

Key Facts for 14 August 1943

On 14 August 1943, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 566 daily.
Gavle set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 14 August 1943.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 14 August 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 14 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1943

Top 20 records on 14 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1943	Gavle, SE	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1943	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Gysinge, SE	all-time rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Saint John, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Kannauj, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Sussex, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	St Augustine, US	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Kalpi, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Eastport, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Nurpur, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Kulu, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1943	Moncton, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1943	Lakhipur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	33 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 583 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	379
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2