Weather Records on 1 August 1950

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1950. Highest significance: Coldwater, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1950

On 1 August 1950, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 543 daily.
Coldwater set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 1 August 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 1 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Voravakal(Varaka)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonahatu	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 255.

Records on 1 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1950

Top 20 records on 1 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1950	Coldwater, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1950	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Waren, DE	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Dhone, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Turbine, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Greensburg, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Voravakal(Varaka), IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Larned, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1950	Lowville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 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

1797 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 552 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1950-08-01: 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 2026-10-17 (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 10	331
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1