Weather Records on 1 August 1981

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1981. Highest significance: Huron Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1981

On 1 August 1981, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 639 daily.
Huron Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 1 August 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 1 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tardun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harbin	China	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 1 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

543 broken records

Margins by which the 543 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1981

Top 20 records on 1 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1981	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1981	Wurarga, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1981	Karonie, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1981	Tardun, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Eradu, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Beria, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Yalgoo, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Clontarf Farm, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Manarra, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Marquette, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Naraling, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Narra Tarra, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Tallering, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Canna, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Wialki North, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Pullagaroo, AU	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1981	Iroquois, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	43 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1981. 1981 had 668 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,086

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Data for records on 1981-08-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 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	461
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1