Weather Records on 15 August 2008

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2008. Highest significance: Cheyenne, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 2008

On 15 August 2008, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 929 daily.
Cheyenne set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 15 August 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 15 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poleskaya	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Huapango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Mesto	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oued Irara	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	54.0 C (129.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Negro - Corozal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 15 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 31, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2008

Top 20 records on 15 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2008	Cheyenne, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2008	Academy 2NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2008	Chugwater, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Kredarica, SI	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Atoka, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Greeley Unc, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Bowie, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Albin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Poleskaya, BY	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	La Grange, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Westcliffe, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Charcas (Smn), MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Enshi, CN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Jiquipilco, MX	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2008	Jordan, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 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 964 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	638
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2