Weather Records on 21 August 1944

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1944. Highest significance: Charlotte Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 21 August 1944

On 21 August 1944, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 331 daily.
Charlotte Plains set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 21 August 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 21 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
G. Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 21 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 182.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1944

Top 20 records on 21 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1944	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Vada, IN	daily rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Umrer, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Barwani, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Khairee, IN	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Multai, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Susner, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Shahapur, IN	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Sonkatch, IN	daily rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Barud(Warud), IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Chimur, IN	daily rain	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Seward AP, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Khandwa, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Harsud, IN	daily rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Akot, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1944	Atner, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	45 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

1800 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1944. 1944 had 346 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

Download the Data

Data for records on 1944-08-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	219
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1