Weather Records on 20 August 1950

1,341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1950. Highest significance: Digby, CA.

Key Facts for 20 August 1950

On 20 August 1950, 1,341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 862 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 101 monthly and 1,240 daily.
Digby set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 20 August 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,341 stations

1,341 station records on 20 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moyna	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,341 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 343, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 519, Heaviest daily rainfall 306.

Records on 20 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	343
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	519
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 101, daily 1,240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,105 broken records

Margins by which the 1,105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1950

Top 20 records on 20 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1950	Digby, CA	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1950	Solomons, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1950	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Moncton, CA	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Brockton, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Woodstock, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Tirupoondi, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Kaunas, LT	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	College Park, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1950	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 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 1,341 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	1,053
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1