Weather Records on 14 August 2011

772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2011. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 2011

On 14 August 2011, 772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 738 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record precipitation of 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 14 August 2011.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

772 stations

772 station records on 14 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wantagh Cedar Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gol - Stake	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record low minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Telmo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Octoraro Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cranford	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

772 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2011

Top 20 records on 14 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2011	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	150 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 August 2011	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	137 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Mineola, US	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Wantagh Cedar Creek, US	all-time rain	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Geilo, NO	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2011	Tuapse, RU	daily rain	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2011	Jfk Intl AP, US	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2011	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2011	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2011	Cleveland, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2011	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2011	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2011	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2011	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	16 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

1793 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 772 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	500
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3