Weather Records on 8 August 1981

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1981. Highest significance: Goldberg, DE.

Key Facts for 8 August 1981

On 8 August 1981, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 33 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 880 daily.
Goldberg set a daily record precipitation of 57.1 mm (2.2 in) on 8 August 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 8 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Rbg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Drexel Un	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenningen-Schopfloch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 33, monthly 51, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1981

Top 20 records on 8 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1981	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1981	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1981	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	all-time high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Watertown AP, US	all-time rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Altavista, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Phila Intl AP, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Ashland, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Buckingham, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	East Park Rsvr, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Hamilton Rbg, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Sarapul, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Round Grove, US	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Philadelphia Drexel Un, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1981	Pandale 1 N, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 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

1793 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 964 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	1,001

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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 2026-10-14 (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	647
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2