Weather Records on 9 August 2008

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 2008. Highest significance: Dublin Phoenix Park, IE.

Key Facts for 9 August 2008

On 9 August 2008, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 640 daily.
Dublin Phoenix Park set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 9 August 2008.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 9 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elezkaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medvezegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Divnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shannon	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 9 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 2008

Top 20 records on 9 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 2008	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	132 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 August 2008	Marre-Sale, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2008	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Booneville 3 SSE, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Elezkaja, RU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Kansas 2 NE, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Bartlesville Muni AP, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Willow City, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Wetumpka, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Reboly, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Beaver City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Jiquipilco, MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Wilsonville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	El Alto Intl, BO	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Big Sandy, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Medvezegorsk, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2008	Petrozawodsk, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 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

1798 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2008. 2008 had 667 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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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 2026-10-17 (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 10	425
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1