Weather Records on 11 August 1950

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1950. Highest significance: Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 1950

On 11 August 1950, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 313 daily.
Phillipsburg 1 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 11 August 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 11 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asansol Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saranga	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 11 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1950

Top 20 records on 11 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1950	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Hettinger, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Ghatsila Sr, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Manbazar, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Deerfield Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Sheopur, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Canadian, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Rampur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Hoxie, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Oakley 4W, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1950	Vajda-Guba, RU	monthly high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1950	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1950	Rajgarh, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1950	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	33 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 320 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	231
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1