Weather Records on 20 August 2024

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 2024. Highest significance: Lead, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 2024

On 20 August 2024, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 578 daily.
Lead set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 20 August 2024.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 20 August 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chaoyang	China	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindong	China	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toamasina	Madagascar	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linxi	China	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Okecie	Poland	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zaltbommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Downsville Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalo	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amotsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hakavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 90.

Records on 20 August 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 2024

Top 20 records on 20 August 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 2024	Lead, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2024	Ongerup, AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2024	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Pulaski, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Chaoyang, CN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Lowville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Academy 2NE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Lindong, CN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Lockport 2SE, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Kaycee, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	121 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Theresa 4NW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Spearfish, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Makaweli 965, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Toamasina, MG	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Suphan Buri, TH	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Cooperstown, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2024	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	100 years	41 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

1797 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2024. 2024 had 589 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	403
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1