Weather Records on 8 August 1975

1,041 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1975. Highest significance: Westhope, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1975

On 8 August 1975, 1,041 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 521 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 984 daily.
Westhope set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 8 August 1975.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,041 stations

1,041 station records on 8 August 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Londonderry	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Godeberg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Essen/Mulheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,041 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 313, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 8 August 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	313
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1975 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 41, daily 984.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

800 broken records

Margins by which the 800 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1975

Top 20 records on 8 August 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1975	Westhope, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1975	Rabbit Lake, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Berezovo, RU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Peru, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Ipswich, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Tulun, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	34.2 C (93.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	South Londonderry, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Taos, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Kolomyia, UA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	29.3 C (84.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Hoburg, SE	all-time high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Chestnut Hill, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Framingham, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Rochester, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1975	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	41 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 1,041 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 20	772
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1