Weather Records on 14 August 2018

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2018. Highest significance: Guba, AZ.

Key Facts for 14 August 2018

On 14 August 2018, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 386 daily.
Guba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 14 August 2018.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 14 August 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sarh	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toora-Hem	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Svetlolobovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bromolla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bogg Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Battiest	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leting	China	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hays	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tunka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cakir	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idrinskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGee Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanguj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kisa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobleskill 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 14 August 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2018

Top 20 records on 14 August 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2018	Guba, AZ	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2018	Sarh, TD	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2018	Covington 2 WSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Hamburg, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Big Fk 1 SSE, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Waldron, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Elmira, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Minusinsk, RU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Geneva Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Toora-Hem, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Wister 3S, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Canton, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Tulun, RU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Gage AP, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Healdton 3 E, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2018	Svetlolobovo, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	46 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 397 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2018-08-14: 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 20	302
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1