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Weather Records on 1 August 1914

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1914. Highest significance: Arhangelsk, RU.

Key Facts for 1 August 1914

  • On 1 August 1914, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Arhangelsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 62.6 mm (2.5 in) on 1 August 1914.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 1 August 1914 17 station records on 1 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 1 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation62.6 mm (2.5 in)61 of 100 (Major)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature24.8 C (76.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 1 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 1 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 1 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 August 1914 by timescale Records on 1 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 1 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 August 1914 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 010 to 15: 215 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 100
10 to 152
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1914
Top 17 records on 1 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 August 1914Arhangelsk, RUall-time rain62.6 mm (2.5 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)9 years61 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1914Halifax, CAdaily rain49.3 mm (1.9 in)39.4 mm (1.6 in)25 years42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1914Bird Rocks, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)8 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)18 years23 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Alicedale, ZAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Owen Sound, CAdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914St John's, CAdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Innsbruck, ATdaily low min7.0 C (44.6 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Saint John, CAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Maccue, CAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Edmonton, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Chatham, CAdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Mahackala, RUdaily high min24.8 C (76.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1914Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1914
Records on 08-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 17 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11816: 21829: 11833: 11834: 21836: 11838: 11842: 11851: 11856: 11858: 31859: 11861: 11862: 11863: 11865: 11868: 11869: 21873: 11874: 11875: 31876: 11878: 11879: 11881: 31883: 11886: 21887: 11890: 11891: 71892: 41893: 31894: 11895: 31896: 41897: 21898: 31899: 11900: 11901: 31902: 51903: 191904: 101905: 121906: 181907: 131908: 181909: 151910: 301911: 461912: 491913: 251914: 171915: 491916: 161917: 1081918: 551919: 321920: 1011921: 871922: 441923: 2031924: 931925: 2811926: 2521927: 2661928: 1321929: 1611930: 2521931: 3621932: 4081933: 4871934: 4481935: 5471936: 6361937: 4921938: 5231939: 3351940: 3331941: 3411942: 3881943: 3981944: 4101945: 9751946: 3361947: 4011948: 3541949: 3241950: 5521951: 4201952: 3911953: 5651954: 4621955: 7961956: 4411957: 2701958: 3891959: 3521960: 6771961: 4041962: 6021963: 2701964: 8831965: 6691966: 3831967: 2501968: 6251969: 4531970: 4821971: 1,1351972: 6091973: 7661974: 5261975: 9151976: 8861977: 6361978: 7061979: 5801980: 9061981: 6681982: 7421983: 9311984: 5321985: 9871986: 8461987: 9991988: 8801989: 1,3011990: 9271991: 7401992: 1,0241993: 9071994: 1,2171995: 1,5131996: 1,1181997: 9041998: 1,2811999: 1,7072000: 1,0202001: 1,0792002: 1,2492003: 1,1552004: 7402005: 8782006: 1,6552007: 7462008: 7952009: 9322010: 1,1822011: 1,1912012: 8502013: 5422014: 8532015: 8642016: 4992017: 7582018: 9872019: 4792020: 8382021: 1,0092022: 9152023: 6272024: 8792025: 7852026: 1,0851797186918961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-01 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18162
18291
18331
18342
18361
18381
18421
18511
18561
18583
18591
18611
18621
18631
18651
18681
18692
18731
18741
18753
18761
18781
18791
18813
18831
18862
18871
18901
18917
18924
18933
18941
18953
18964
18972
18983
18991
19001
19013
19025
190319
190410
190512
190618
190713
190818
190915
191030
191146
191249
191325
191417
191549
191616
1917108
191855
191932
1920101
192187
192244
1923203
192493
1925281
1926252
1927266
1928132
1929161
1930252
1931362
1932408
1933487
1934448
1935547
1936636
1937492
1938523
1939335
1940333
1941341
1942388
1943398
1944410
1945975
1946336
1947401
1948354
1949324
1950552
1951420
1952391
1953565
1954462
1955796
1956441
1957270
1958389
1959352
1960677
1961404
1962602
1963270
1964883
1965669
1966383
1967250
1968625
1969453
1970482
19711,135
1972609
1973766
1974526
1975915
1976886
1977636
1978706
1979580
1980906
1981668
1982742
1983931
1984532
1985987
1986846
1987999
1988880
19891,301
1990927
1991740
19921,024
1993907
19941,217
19951,513
19961,118
1997904
19981,281
19991,707
20001,020
20011,079
20021,249
20031,155
2004740
2005878
20061,655
2007746
2008795
2009932
20101,182
20111,191
2012850
2013542
2014853
2015864
2016499
2017758
2018987
2019479
2020838
20211,009
2022915
2023627
2024879
2025785
20261,085

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).