Weather Records on 15 August 1944

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1944. Highest significance: Layton 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 1944

On 15 August 1944, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 584 daily.
Layton 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 15 August 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 15 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarbad	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 20, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1944

Top 20 records on 15 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1944	Layton 3 NW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Bhainsdehi, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Chapleau 2, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Logan, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Hissar, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Goderich, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1944	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1944	Hissar, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1944	Howard, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1944	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1944	Scarsdale, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1944	Antigo, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1944	Strathmore, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 610 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	445
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1