Weather Records on 8 August 1974

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1974. Highest significance: Chinook, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1974

On 8 August 1974, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 710 daily.
Chinook set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 8 August 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 8 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ignacio Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sucinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 268, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	268
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1974

Top 20 records on 8 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1974	Chinook, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1974	George W 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1974	Ignacio Allende, MX	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1974	Holter Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Ganca, AZ	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Ewing, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Strasbourg, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Harlem, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Martuni, AM	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Big Sandy, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Creighton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Sisian, AM	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Sucinsk, KZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Lovozero, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1974	Vincennes 4 E, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	45 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

1793 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 726 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	577
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1