Weather Records on 20 August 1944

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1944. Highest significance: Balliguda, IN.

Key Facts for 20 August 1944

On 20 August 1944, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 341 daily.
Balliguda set a daily record precipitation of 198.9 mm (7.8 in) on 20 August 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 20 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khariar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 341.

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 640.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1944

Top 20 records on 20 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1944	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Russelkonda, IN	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Maristova, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Boverdal, NO	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Rambha, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Phulbani, IN	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Ujjain, IN	all-time rain	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Aska, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Gop, IN	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Kholapur, IN	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Balandapara, IN	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Chatrapur, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Morsi, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Biri, NO	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	Geilo, NO	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1944	The Oaks John Street, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1944	Nossa Senhora da Gloria, BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1944	Putbus, DE	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	67 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

1797 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1944. 1944 had 355 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 100	273
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1