Weather Records on 31 August 2020

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2020. Highest significance: Smithfield, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 2020

On 31 August 2020, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 695 daily.
Smithfield set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 31 August 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 31 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chihuahua	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moulton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
King Hussein	Jordan	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasaw Nra	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crnomelj-Doblice	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castolon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panther Junction	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 31 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 29, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2020

Top 20 records on 31 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2020	Smithfield, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2020	Abbott, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2020	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2020	Ust-Barguzin, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Gravelly, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Salisbury, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Charlottesville Albemarle AP, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Coleman, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	118 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Cheb, CZ	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Jonesboro, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Benxi, CN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Beaumont City, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Kingsville, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Chihuahua, MX	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2020	Moulton 2, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	43 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 737 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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Data for records on 2020-08-31: 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 10	532
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1