Weather Records on 31 August 2014

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2014. Highest significance: Malmo, SE.

Key Facts for 31 August 2014

On 31 August 2014, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 452 daily.
Malmo set a daily record precipitation of 58.6 mm (2.3 in) on 31 August 2014.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 31 August 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tunica 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moundou	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murska Sobota-Rakican	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smyrna 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Hickory Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toko	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esso	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skurup_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 31 August 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2014

Top 20 records on 31 August 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2014	Malmo, SE	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2014	Tunica 2 N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2014	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have, DK	monthly rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily high max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Old Faithful, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Reykjavik, IS	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Columbia 3 WNW, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Wagin, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Woodbury 1 WNW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Lamar Rs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Tower Falls, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Bay Springs, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Black Swamp (Maxwell), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Moundou, TD	daily low min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Addison, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	133 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2014	Reimlingen, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	42 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2014. 2014 had 458 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	286
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2