Weather Records on 14 August 1950

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1950. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 14 August 1950

On 14 August 1950, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 391 daily.
New Westminster set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 14 August 1950.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 14 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kawainui Lower 193	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 14 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1950

Top 20 records on 14 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1950	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1950	Kula Erehwon 328, US	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Soraon, IN	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Shahganj, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	James Island, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Kerakat, IN	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Rae Bareli, IN	daily rain	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1950	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 402 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	260
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1