Weather Records on 8 August 2011

1,256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 2011. Highest significance: Mala, SE.

Key Facts for 8 August 2011

On 8 August 2011, 1,256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
864 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,198 daily.
Mala set a daily record precipitation of 51.7 mm (2.0 in) on 8 August 2011.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,256 stations

1,256 station records on 8 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Letalisce Jozeta Pucnika Ljubl	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnarn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda-1	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,256 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 547, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	547
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 50, daily 1,198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

840 broken records

Margins by which the 840 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 2011

Top 20 records on 8 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 2011	Mala, SE	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2011	Lynton, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2011	Boodarockin, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2011	Lady Barron (Franklin Parade), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Alpine, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Gregory, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Columbus Metro AP, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Balline, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Wills Pt, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Hitra, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Parr, US	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Isseka, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Portland, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Tomahawk (Carisbrooke), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Kaunas, LT	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Sadiliden, SE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Arjeplog A, SE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2011	Mankato, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	100 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 1,256 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	1,001

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Data for records on 2011-08-08: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	823
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1