Weather Records on 14 August 2008

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2008. Highest significance: Jiquipilco, MX.

Key Facts for 14 August 2008

On 14 August 2008, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 752 daily.
Jiquipilco set a daily record precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 14 August 2008.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 14 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Tree (Grays Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kovdor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portaceli	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Choapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salla Kelloselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Francisco Trinidad Fabe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aquespala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rovaniemi Apukka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sondrestrom	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Carranza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 14 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2008

Top 20 records on 14 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2008	Jiquipilco, MX	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Huejucar (Obs), MX	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Fern Tree (Grays Road), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Winnsboro 5 NNE, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Bochil, MX	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Dillon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Kovdor, RU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Alvin, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Shinjo, JP	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Ocala, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Newberry, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Portaceli, MX	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Santiago Choapan, MX	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	40 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 798 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	507
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1