Weather Records on 31 August 2008

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2008. Highest significance: Rjazan, RU.

Key Facts for 31 August 2008

On 31 August 2008, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 821 daily.
Rjazan set a daily record precipitation of 45.6 mm (1.8 in) on 31 August 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 31 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Dimas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chihuahua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando 9 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perevoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vetluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oparino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Peyotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paveletz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bountiful Bench	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galambine (Gooree Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 46, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2008

Top 20 records on 31 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2008	Rjazan, RU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2008	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2008	Santa Fe 2, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Kanab, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	San Dimas, MX	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Kirov, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Bearbung (Aller), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Chihuahua, MX	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Ovando 9 SSE, US	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Perevoz, RU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Velazco, MX	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Ocala, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Cody 12SE, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2008	Esengyly, TM	daily high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	29 years	43 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

1796 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 870 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	574
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3