Weather Records on 14 August 1981

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1981. Highest significance: New Ulm 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1981

On 14 August 1981, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 700 daily.
New Ulm 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 14 August 1981.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 14 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Janesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scofield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 378.

Records on 14 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1981

Top 20 records on 14 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1981	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1981	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1981	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1981	Tropic, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1981	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1981	Janesville, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Sandheads, IN	monthly rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Perry, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Jaransk, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Glenview NAS, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Scofield Dam, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Dodge, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Southampton, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Flandreau, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1981	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	90 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 719 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	538
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1