Weather Records on 14 August 1945

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1945. Highest significance: Ljungby, SE.

Key Facts for 14 August 1945

On 14 August 1945, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 545 daily.
Ljungby set an all-time record daily precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 14 August 1945.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 14 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	320.5 mm (12.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 350.

Records on 14 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 225.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1945

Top 20 records on 14 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1945	Ljungby, SE	all-time rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1945	Vaexjoe, SE	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1945	Le Claire, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1945	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Clinton 2, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Poona, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Alandi, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Ellore, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Waverly, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Panvel, IN	daily rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Vadgaon (Maval), IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Umbergaon, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Pen, IN	daily rain	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	225.1 mm (8.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1945	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 572 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	469
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1