Weather Records on 8 August 2009

1,112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 2009. Highest significance: Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE.

Key Facts for 8 August 2009

On 8 August 2009, 1,112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
384 were record highs and 542 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,061 daily.
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte set a daily record precipitation of 66.2 mm (2.6 in) on 8 August 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,112 stations

1,112 station records on 8 August 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	259.9 mm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Copalillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halesovaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Curapca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Calera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stavropol (Amsg)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,112 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 321, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 8 August 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	321
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 1,061.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 2009

Top 20 records on 8 August 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 2009	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2009	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	114 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2009	Colony, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Konigsmoor, DE	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Dongfang, CN	daily rain	259.9 mm (10.2 in)	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Mizpah 4 NNW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Flint Fcwos, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Driggs, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Joseph, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Cedarville, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Mondovi, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Copalillo, MX	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Halesovaja, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Wilmot, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Tuba City, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Woodruff, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2009	Curapca, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	47 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,112 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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Data for records on 2009-08-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	750
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1