Weather Records on 14 August 1991

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1991. Highest significance: Ponte de Itabapoana, BR.

Key Facts for 14 August 1991

On 14 August 1991, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 829 daily.
Ponte de Itabapoana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 14 August 1991.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 14 August 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoozersk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiber Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karasuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Chalchicuautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shreveport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 14 August 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 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 1991

Top 20 records on 14 August 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1991	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Oksningoy, NO	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Arlington Six Flags, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	McGregor, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Krasnoozersk, RU	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Dawson, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Mexia, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Waco Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Whitney Dam, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Alto 5 SW, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Miami, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Franklin, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Shadrinsk, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Kentfield, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1991	Tribune 1W, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	73 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 856 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 2026-10-17 (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	595
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1