Weather Records on 11 August 2005

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 2005. Highest significance: Mexican Hat, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 2005

On 11 August 2005, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
471 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 999 daily.
Mexican Hat set an all-time record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 11 August 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 11 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mexican Hat	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Davilla 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plan Lago de Texcoco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watson	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luvia Perankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 262.

Records on 11 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 27, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 2005

Top 20 records on 11 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2005	Mexican Hat, US	all-time rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 August 2005	Elgin, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2005	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2005	Newell, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2005	Kennebec, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2005	Rosso, MR	all-time rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Mirboo North Water Board, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Boerne, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Albion 1 N, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Anselmo 2 WSW, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Kolka, LV	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Los Reyes, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Greer, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Kit Carson, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Davilla 2N, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Madison, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Jarrell, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Shoreham, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Plan Lago de Texcoco, MX	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2005	Boone, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,031 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 2005-08-11: 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 2026-10-17 (17 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	713
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2