Weather Records on 21 August 1950

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1950. Highest significance: Tirupoondi, IN.

Key Facts for 21 August 1950

On 21 August 1950, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 632 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 919 daily.
Tirupoondi set a daily record precipitation of 117.3 mm (4.6 in) on 21 August 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 21 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurs Lake (Upper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 471, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 21 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	471
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1950

Top 20 records on 21 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1950	Tirupoondi, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Springfield, CA	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Watrap, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Ormley, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Periyanaickampal, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Iluppur, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1950	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	58 years	42 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

1800 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1950. 1950 had 958 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	652
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	3