Weather Records on 11 August 2000

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 2000. Highest significance: Embry, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 2000

On 11 August 2000, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 886 daily.
Embry set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 11 August 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 11 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ogurcovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ixpalino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linxi	China	Record daily precipitation	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yelabuga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zacoalco de Torres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hool	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernabe	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 11 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 2000

Top 20 records on 11 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2000	Embry, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Narjan Mar, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Ogurcovo, RU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Ilyinskiy, RU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Ixpalino, MX	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Cherry Valley 2 NNE, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Amite, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Linxi, CN	daily rain	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Burnet, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Gainesville Lock, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Richardton Abbey, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Haleyville, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Hulett, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Rock Mills, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2000	Meeker, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	41 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 924 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	583
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1