Weather Records on 8 August 2000

961 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 2000. Highest significance: Lees Ferry, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 2000

On 8 August 2000, 961 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 924 daily.
Lees Ferry set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 8 August 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

961 stations

961 station records on 8 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skjaekerfossen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huma	China	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ikaalinen Vehuvarpee	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breivoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vera	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Papantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pescados (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bangdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hegra II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Raudal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Almolonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcatepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Barril	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zalayeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

961 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 288.

Records on 8 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 924.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 2000

Top 20 records on 8 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 2000	Lees Ferry, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2000	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	94 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2000	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2000	Fulton, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2000	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2000	Las Minas (Cfe), MX	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Skjaekerfossen, NO	monthly rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Sandnas, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	El Remolino (Cfe), MX	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Huma, CN	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Poza Rica, MX	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Saint Bernard, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Ikaalinen Vehuvarpee, FI	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Jalacingo, MX	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Breivoll, NO	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Tecolutla, MX	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Misantla, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Vera, NO	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2000	Cuatotolapan, MX	monthly rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	47 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 961 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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Data for records on 2000-08-08: 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 20	631
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3