Weather Records on 11 August 1944

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1944. Highest significance: Laurieton (Elouera St), AU.

Key Facts for 11 August 1944

On 11 August 1944, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
520 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 871 daily.
Laurieton (Elouera St) set a daily record precipitation of 129.8 mm (5.1 in) on 11 August 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 11 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balkuling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanobbing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 334.

Records on 11 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 56, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

772 broken records

Margins by which the 772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1944

Top 20 records on 11 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1944	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Iklera(Aklera), IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Tirukkattupalli, IN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Quellington, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Udayalipatti, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Gangajalghati, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Gangapur Sahara, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Kalyanganj, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1944	Balkuling, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 936 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	697
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2