Weather Records on 24 August 2008

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2008. Highest significance: Uniontown, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 2008

On 24 August 2008, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 919 daily.
Uniontown set a daily record precipitation of 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 24 August 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 24 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Londo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crisp Co Pwr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge Intl Paper	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Insurgentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Magdalena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 31, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2008

Top 20 records on 24 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2008	Uniontown, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 August 2008	Troy, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	El Rosarito, MX	all-time rain	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, MX	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Clanton, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Ajiro, JP	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Talbotton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Livingston, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Buena Vista, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2008	Abbeville, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2008	Elba, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2008	Presa Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2008	Headland, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2008	Marion Junction 2 NE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2008	Warrior L&D, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2008	Leeds, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2008	Selma, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2008	W Blocton, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	55 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

1802 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2008. 2008 had 954 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 20	604
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1