Weather Records on 6 August 2008

820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2008. Highest significance: Bodalla Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 2008

On 6 August 2008, 820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 796 daily.
Bodalla Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 6 August 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

820 stations

820 station records on 6 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosepine Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

820 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 6 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2008

Top 20 records on 6 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2008	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	100 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2008	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2008	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2008	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2008	Lead, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2008	Porthill, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, GB	monthly rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Huntsville, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Lees Ferry, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	New Caney 2 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Dunbar, GB	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Shannon, IE	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Austwell, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Liberty, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Westkapelle, NL	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2008	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	45 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

1794 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 820 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 2008-08-06: 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	512
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1