Weather Records on 8 August 1944

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1944. Highest significance: Caiwarro, AU.

Key Facts for 8 August 1944

On 8 August 1944, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 343 daily.
Caiwarro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 8 August 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 8 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 8 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1944

Top 20 records on 8 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1944	Caiwarro, AU	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1944	Dras, IN	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Plauen, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Sitamau, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Chicholi, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Atner, IN	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Multai, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Betul(Badnur), IN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Dholera, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Berasia, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Tombstone, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Jhabua, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Putbus, DE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Dhandhuka, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1944	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1944	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 352 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 20	243
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1