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Weather Records on 9 August 2020

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 2020. Highest significance: Pamban, IN.

Key Facts for 9 August 2020

  • On 9 August 2020, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 379 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 594 daily.
  • Pamban set a monthly record daily precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 9 August 2020.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

643 stations
Weather records on 9 August 2020 643 station records on 9 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
643 station records on 9 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PambanIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.9 mm (4.8 in)84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marulan (George St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.0 mm (2.9 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
NyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.6 mm (1.3 in)79 of 100 (Major)
Nelligen (Thule Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation145.2 mm (5.7 in)74 of 100 (Major)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation89.6 mm (3.5 in)74 of 100 (Major)
Bettowynd (Condry)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation116.0 mm (4.6 in)73 of 100 (Major)
Batemans Bay - BuckenbowraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation143.0 mm (5.6 in)70 of 100 (Major)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation94.6 mm (3.7 in)69 of 100 (Major)
Kangiara (Laverstock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.0 mm (2.7 in)69 of 100 (Major)
Bemboka Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.4 mm (2.9 in)67 of 100 (Major)
Yaringa StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.0 mm (2.1 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Bowning (Wanganui)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.2 mm (2.2 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Hall (Lochleigh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn (Cherryton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.8 mm (3.3 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Bundanoon Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.8 mm (2.7 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation97.8 mm (3.9 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton (Rose Valley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.0 mm (3.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
BeulahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga (Tolwong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation122.0 mm (4.8 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga CompositeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.0 mm (3.4 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
SnowballAustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.0 mm (3.3 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation91.4 mm (3.6 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation114.0 mm (4.5 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Windang Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation101.2 mm (4.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton (Milverton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.4 mm (2.5 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
HermannUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation104.1 mm (4.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Kioloa Old Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.6 mm (3.1 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
TurossAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.0 mm (2.6 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Brooman (Carisbrook)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation125.0 mm (4.9 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater TreatmenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters 2 SEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation100.8 mm (4.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.8 mm (2.2 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.6 mm (2.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.4 mm (2.9 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma RvcpAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Hillwood)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.6 mm (2.8 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Khan Yunis)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation112.0 mm (4.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn TafeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.4 mm (3.3 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Numeralla (Glocca Morra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment WorksAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.8 mm (1.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
ShinjoJapanRecord daily precipitation87.1 mm (3.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.0 mm (2.1 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Aranda (Bindaga St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.4 mm (2.1 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord high minimum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)50 of 100 (Notable)
Barrengarry (the Old School HoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation122.0 mm (4.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.0 mm (1.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Ran Air Station AWSAustraliaRecord daily precipitation110.6 mm (4.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation161.2 mm (6.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo (Wandella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation93.2 mm (3.7 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.0 mm (3.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.6 mm (1.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhnyj TagilRussiaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
UsugliRussiaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.2 mm (2.2 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Blanchards Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation70.0 mm (2.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Airport AWSAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.6 mm (1.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records
Records on 9 August 2020 by type Records set or tied on 9 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 219. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 142Lowest daily maximum: 21Highest daily minimum: 237Lowest daily minimum: 24Heaviest daily rainfall: 219Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.
Records on 9 August 2020 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum142
Lowest daily maximum21
Highest daily minimum237
Lowest daily minimum24
Heaviest daily rainfall219
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 August 2020 by timescale Records on 9 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 45, daily 594. 0200400600all-time: 4monthly: 45daily: 594all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 45, daily 594.
Records on 9 August 2020 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time4
monthly45
daily594

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 2020 Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.8. Ties are not counted. 02004006000 to 20: 46420 to 40: 3240 to 60: 1360 to 80: 1580 to 100: 3100 to 120: 8120 to 140: 1140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 2020
MarginRecords
0 to 20464
20 to 4032
40 to 6013
60 to 8015
80 to 1003
100 to 1208
120 to 1401
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 2020
Top 20 records on 9 August 2020 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 August 2020Pamban, INmonthly rain121.9 mm (4.8 in)48.0 mm (1.9 in)82 years84 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 August 2020Marulan (George St), AUdaily rain74.0 mm (2.9 in)65.4 mm (2.6 in)122 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 August 2020Nyah, AUdaily rain32.6 mm (1.3 in)20.9 mm (0.8 in)100 years79 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Nelligen (Thule Road), AUdaily rain145.2 mm (5.7 in)104.1 mm (4.1 in)82 years74 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Bungonia (Inverary Park), AUdaily rain89.6 mm (3.5 in)76.9 mm (3.0 in)82 years74 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Bettowynd (Condry), AUdaily rain116.0 mm (4.6 in)106.6 mm (4.2 in)77 years73 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra, AUdaily rain143.0 mm (5.6 in)130.8 mm (5.1 in)77 years70 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AUmonthly rain94.6 mm (3.7 in)38.8 mm (1.5 in)30 years69 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Kangiara (Laverstock), AUmonthly rain68.0 mm (2.7 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)69 years69 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Bemboka Post Office, AUdaily rain73.4 mm (2.9 in)61.2 mm (2.4 in)77 years67 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Yaringa Station, AUdaily rain53.0 mm (2.1 in)32.4 mm (1.3 in)55 years65 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Bowning (Wanganui), AUdaily rain55.2 mm (2.2 in)33.6 mm (1.3 in)52 years65 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Hall (Lochleigh), AUdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)102 years62 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Goulburn (Cherryton), AUdaily rain82.8 mm (3.3 in)70.6 mm (2.8 in)46 years60 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2020Bundanoon Bowling Club, AUdaily rain67.8 mm (2.7 in)54.8 mm (2.2 in)77 years58 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2020Bowling Green 1 E, USdaily rain97.8 mm (3.9 in)40.9 mm (1.6 in)77 years58 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2020Dalton (Rose Valley), AUmonthly rain77.0 mm (3.0 in)31.8 mm (1.3 in)5 years57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2020Beulah, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)100 years57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2020Nerriga (Tolwong), AUdaily rain122.0 mm (4.8 in)108.0 mm (4.3 in)34 years56 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2020Nerriga Composite, AUdaily rain86.0 mm (3.4 in)77.8 mm (3.1 in)22 years56 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

1798 to 2020
Records on 08-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2020. 2020 had 643 records. 01,0002,0003,0001798: 21800: 11838: 11845: 31856: 11859: 31861: 11863: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11875: 11878: 11881: 31884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 11891: 41892: 41893: 31894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 71898: 121899: 41900: 81901: 31902: 31903: 61904: 91905: 51906: 151907: 91908: 91909: 511910: 161911: 441912: 471913: 761914: 211915: 611916: 371917: 461918: 2101919: 491920: 2891921: 361922: 701923: 731924: 1431925: 3071926: 1421927: 3911928: 2201929: 1271930: 5701931: 3991932: 1941933: 2501934: 6541935: 5871936: 5191937: 3511938: 3791939: 4801940: 4551941: 3721942: 5271943: 3661944: 6471945: 3651946: 3071947: 5441948: 4401949: 7151950: 4071951: 4051952: 3171953: 3631954: 3771955: 4331956: 2781957: 3471958: 4171959: 4531960: 4591961: 3471962: 6361963: 5001964: 7551965: 6321966: 5681967: 4571968: 1,0371969: 5271970: 7511971: 5431972: 1,0891973: 5471974: 6601975: 7901976: 8831977: 4531978: 7841979: 6301980: 9451981: 9411982: 9351983: 8391984: 6831985: 7141986: 5091987: 9271988: 6251989: 2,0821990: 7991991: 9881992: 1,6991993: 7021994: 1,0971995: 1,4171996: 8641997: 1,4461998: 9691999: 1,3702000: 1,2372001: 1,4852002: 1,1672003: 1,3442004: 9412005: 1,0012006: 8282007: 1,6872008: 6672009: 1,0282010: 1,3932011: 1,1772012: 8432013: 7612014: 5312015: 5952016: 6342017: 7732018: 9722019: 7172020: 6432021: 5232022: 7932023: 8202024: 9522025: 7992026: 1,0191798188619021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2020. 2020 had 643 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-09 in each year
YearRecords
17982
18001
18381
18453
18561
18593
18611
18632
18681
18701
18711
18731
18751
18781
18813
18842
18861
18871
18881
18891
18901
18914
18924
18933
18943
18951
18963
18977
189812
18994
19008
19013
19023
19036
19049
19055
190615
19079
19089
190951
191016
191144
191247
191376
191421
191561
191637
191746
1918210
191949
1920289
192136
192270
192373
1924143
1925307
1926142
1927391
1928220
1929127
1930570
1931399
1932194
1933250
1934654
1935587
1936519
1937351
1938379
1939480
1940455
1941372
1942527
1943366
1944647
1945365
1946307
1947544
1948440
1949715
1950407
1951405
1952317
1953363
1954377
1955433
1956278
1957347
1958417
1959453
1960459
1961347
1962636
1963500
1964755
1965632
1966568
1967457
19681,037
1969527
1970751
1971543
19721,089
1973547
1974660
1975790
1976883
1977453
1978784
1979630
1980945
1981941
1982935
1983839
1984683
1985714
1986509
1987927
1988625
19892,082
1990799
1991988
19921,699
1993702
19941,097
19951,417
1996864
19971,446
1998969
19991,370
20001,237
20011,485
20021,167
20031,344
2004941
20051,001
2006828
20071,687
2008667
20091,028
20101,393
20111,177
2012843
2013761
2014531
2015595
2016634
2017773
2018972
2019717
2020643
2021523
2022793
2023820
2024952
2025799
20261,019

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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 (2026-10-16).