Weather Records on 8 August 1995

1,503 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1995. Highest significance: Piqua, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1995

On 8 August 1995, 1,503 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
783 were record highs and 443 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,423 daily.
Piqua set an all-time record daily precipitation of 199.6 mm (7.9 in) on 8 August 1995.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,503 stations

1,503 station records on 8 August 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xilitla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Manantial	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Requetemu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melchor Ocampo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,503 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 511, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 8 August 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	511
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1995 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 66, daily 1,423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,022 broken records

Margins by which the 1,022 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1995

Top 20 records on 8 August 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1995	Piqua, US	all-time rain	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	82 years	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 August 1995	Waupaca, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1995	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1995	Shelbyville 1 E, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1995	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1995	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Uralsk, KZ	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Chanchichimila, MX	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Lancaster, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Carrera Larga, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Gadsden, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Barbourville, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Redstone, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Lagunillas, MX	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1995	Greensburg, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	48 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,503 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	962
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1