Weather Records on 21 August 2000

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 2000. Highest significance: Beaver Falls, US.

Key Facts for 21 August 2000

On 21 August 2000, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 827 daily.
Beaver Falls set a daily record precipitation of 163.6 mm (6.4 in) on 21 August 2000.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 21 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaustinen Tastula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wertheim-Eichel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Codorniz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Cua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Gaviotas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Tizate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annaba	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders Chase (Rocky River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alavus Pollari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vize	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ivano-Frankivsk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 21 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 29, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 2000

Top 20 records on 21 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 2000	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Koror, PW	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Warroad, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Kaustinen Tastula, FI	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Belleview 2 E, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Experiment, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Calvillo (Dge), MX	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Santiago Tutla, MX	daily rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Farmerville, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Annette AP, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Wertheim-Eichel, DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Wessington Springs, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	122 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Poprad/Tatry, SK	all-time high max	33.5 C (92.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2000	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	39 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

1800 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2000. 2000 had 861 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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	609
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1