Weather Records on 31 August 2000

1,545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2000. Highest significance: Ogden Pioneer Ph, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 2000

On 31 August 2000, 1,545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
961 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 43 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,444 daily.
Ogden Pioneer Ph set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 31 August 2000.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,545 stations

1,545 station records on 31 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Atlanta 9NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmington 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Callao	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aasiaat	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pahranagat Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,545 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 610, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 351, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	610
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	351
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 43, monthly 58, daily 1,444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,112 broken records

Margins by which the 1,112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2000

Top 20 records on 31 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2000	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	McGill, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Church Buttes Gas Plt, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Woodruff, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Atlanta 9NW, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Farmington 3 NW, US	all-time rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Tallulah, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Callao, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Grantsville 2W, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2000	Farmerville, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2000	Ibapah, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2000	Morgan, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2000	Wooroloo, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2000	Crowley 2 NE, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2000	Eureka, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2000	Whiteville 7 NW, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2000	Pineview Dam, US	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	54 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

1796 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,545 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	457
2015	1,074
2016	597
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	596

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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 2026-10-14 (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 50	1,105
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1