Weather Records on 11 August 2001

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 2001. Highest significance: Benton, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 2001

On 11 August 2001, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 776 daily.
Benton set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 11 August 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 11 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Tlaixpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camelpo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Apaseo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nousiainen Koljola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 11 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 776.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 2001

Top 20 records on 11 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2001	Benton, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	91 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2001	Charleston, US	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2001	Hugoton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2001	Vienna, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2001	Guntersville, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2001	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2001	Ashland, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2001	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Water Valley, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Salisbury, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Slavsko, UA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	San Salvador El Seco, MX	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Kelly Rch, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	University, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Scottsboro, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Hot Springs, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Krasnoshelye, RU	all-time rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Alberta, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2001	Scottsboro, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	42 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 811 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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Data for records on 2001-08-11: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	524
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1