Weather Records on 8 August 1949

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1949. Highest significance: Bano, IN.

Key Facts for 8 August 1949

On 8 August 1949, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 640 daily.
Bano set a daily record precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 8 August 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 8 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 8 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1949

Top 20 records on 8 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1949	Bano, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Kola-In-Murman, RU	all-time rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Kazan, RU	monthly rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Fairbank 1 S, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Minnedosa, CA	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Anticosti SW Point, CA	all-time high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	South Pass City, US	all-time high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Shawinigan, CA	all-time high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Chattarpur, IN	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Bic, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Darsi, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Eastport, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1949	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1949	Chenari, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	34 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 675 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	496
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2