Weather Records on 8 August 1950

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1950. Highest significance: Longvale, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 August 1950

On 8 August 1950, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 510 daily.
Longvale set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 8 August 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 8 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuraby Beenleigh Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 300, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 8 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	300
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1950

Top 20 records on 8 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1950	Longvale, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Tiruchendur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Fullarton, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Grant City, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Atchison, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Kuraby Beenleigh Road, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Americus, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Mikhailovka, KZ	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Koloa 936, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Columbus Dardc, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Chowghat, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1950	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1950	La Harpe, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1950	Dapto West (Stane Dykes), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1950	Dasuya, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1950	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily low min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1950	Albany 3 SE, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1950	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	32 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 516 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 10	355
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2