Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019
Start: 2019-07-14
End: 2019-08-06
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019: 1,118 records at 685 stations, peak on 25 July 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019 set or tied 1,118 station records at 685 stations.
It ran from 14 July 2019 to 6 August 2019 (24 days) and its peak day was 25 July 2019.
Status: closed.
Carrizo Springs 3S set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 25 July 2019.
The busiest day was 25 July 2019 with 253 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

14 July to 6 August 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Carrizo Springs 3S	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2019-07-25
Bay City Wtr Wks	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2019-07-24
Junction 4SSW	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2019-07-26
Nixon	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2019-07-26
Burnet	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2019-07-25
Luling	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2019-07-25
Blanco	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2019-07-25
Washington Sp	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2019-07-25
Cooperstown	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2019-07-22
Haugan 1 W	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2019-07-22
Hondo	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2019-07-25
Fairhope 2 NE	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2019-07-26
Seminole	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2019-07-26
Sugar Land	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2019-07-26
Greensboro	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2019-07-25
Beeville 5 NE	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2019-07-26
Audubon	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2019-08-01

Records per Day

Peak day 253

Records set or tied each day from 14 July 2019 to 6 August 2019. The most in one day was 253 on 25 July 2019.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019
Date	Records
2019-07-14	1
2019-07-15	2
2019-07-16	1
2019-07-17	1
2019-07-18	7
2019-07-19	28
2019-07-20	72
2019-07-21	36
2019-07-22	14
2019-07-23	63
2019-07-24	223
2019-07-25	253
2019-07-26	197
2019-07-27	93
2019-07-28	21
2019-07-29	21
2019-07-30	17
2019-07-31	18
2019-08-01	25
2019-08-02	7
2019-08-03	12
2019-08-04	4
2019-08-05	1
2019-08-06	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019 ranked by margin
Nixon, 07-26	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Washington Sp, 07-25	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Cooperstown, 07-22	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Carrizo Springs 3S, 07-25	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Junction 4SSW, 07-26	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Blanco, 07-25	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Washington Sp, 07-26	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Audubon, 08-01	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Seminole, 07-26	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Burnet, 07-25	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Bay City Wtr Wks, 07-24	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Junction 4SSW, 07-25	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Luling, 07-25	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Fairhope 2 NE, 07-26	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Beeville 5 NE, 07-26	2.2 C (4.0 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.9	107
2.7	104
3.9	108
5.0	48
2.8	104
3.9	76
2.2	104
2.7	108
5.0	34
3.9	60
4.5	116
2.2	97
1.6	90
0.6	95
3.3	85
1.7	110
1.6	104
1.7	114
3.9	120
2.2	82
1.6	117
4.5	60
1.7	108
2.2	108
1.7	97
2.7	118
2.2	116
1.6	100
2.8	92
1.7	109
1.1	97
1.1	104
3.9	88
1.7	108
3.3	62
1.6	89
1.6	114
2.8	85
2.2	114
1.1	100
1.1	100
1.7	108
1.1	124
1.7	104
1.1	108
2.8	62
2.8	57
6.7	22
1.7	113
1.1	116
2.2	104
2.2	113
2.2	108
2.2	94
1.7	112
2.8	76
1.1	114
2.8	76
3.9	60
0.6	124
1.2	114
0.6	104
2.2	85
0.6	108
2.8	69
2.8	57
0.6	100
4.4	42
1.1	120
1.1	108
1.1	123
3.9	48
0.6	124
1.1	114
1.1	114
1.1	113
1.1	123
0.6	104
0.6	104
0.5	104
0.6	104
3.4	60
0.5	114
0.5	108
0.5	104
0.5	114
2.7	69
0.6	108
1.2	117
1.2	108
1.6	47
3.1	62
3.4	60
2.2	89
0.6	104
3.9	61
4.4	34
0.6	104
0.6	108
0.6	116
0.5	116
0.5	114
0.6	108
0.5	116
3.9	62
0.6	108
0.6	113
0.5	114
0.5	108
0.5	108
2.2	76
0.5	108
0.5	108
0.5	108
0.6	104
1.2	96
1.7	93
2.9	61
0.6	108
0.5	104
0.6	106
0.6	116
1.1	97
1.1	97
0.6	120
0.5	108
1.7	92
0.6	104
0.6	105
0.6	124
2.2	80
0.5	108
2.7	62
2.2	70
2.2	62
3.3	73
0.5	96
2.8	76
1.1	86
2.2	57
2.2	50
3.9	34
6.7	13
1.2	85
0.5	89
0.5	92
1.1	80
1.1	76
1.7	72
1.6	62
1.1	80
1.7	60
1.1	76
0.6	90
2.2	62
1.7	76
1.6	64
1.1	77
1.7	57
1.7	56
0.6	88
0.6	92
0.6	88
0.6	85
1.7	60
2.7	48
2.7	48
4.4	30
2.8	60
1.7	76
4.5	14
1.7	68
2.3	69
1.1	70
2.2	65
1.7	70
1.7	74
1.7	72
1.7	57
4.4	48
1.2	76
3.3	48
1.1	76
1.7	60
1.4	43
2.2	56
2.2	42
2.2	56
1.2	62
1.7	69
0.5	80
2.3	56
3.3	29
3.3	29
2.2	48
0.5	76
1.7	72
0.5	76
1.1	52
1.2	65

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019 (this event)	1,118 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,118

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 July to 6 August 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-07-22	Cooperstown	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	116	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-22	Haugan 1 W	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-24	Bay City Wtr Wks	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-24	Luling	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Carrizo Springs 3S	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107	76 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-25	Burnet	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Blanco	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Luling	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Junction 4SSW	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	108	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Washington Sp	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Hondo	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-25	Greensboro	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Junction 4SSW	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Nixon	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Washington Sp	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Fairhope 2 NE	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Seminole	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Sugar Land	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-26	Beeville 5 NE	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-01	Audubon	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	120	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,118 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.9	107
2.7	104
3.9	108
5.0	48
2.8	104
3.9	76
2.2	104
2.7	108
5.0	34
3.9	60
4.5	116
2.2	97
1.6	90
0.6	95
3.3	85
1.7	110
1.6	104
1.7	114
3.9	120
2.2	82
1.6	117
4.5	60
1.7	108
2.2	108
1.7	97
2.7	118
2.2	116
1.6	100
2.8	92
1.7	109
1.1	97
1.1	104
3.9	88
1.7	108
3.3	62
1.6	89
1.6	114
2.8	85
2.2	114
1.1	100
1.1	100
1.7	108
1.1	124
1.7	104
1.1	108
2.8	62
2.8	57
6.7	22
1.7	113
1.1	116
2.2	104
2.2	113
2.2	108
2.2	94
1.7	112
2.8	76
1.1	114
2.8	76
3.9	60
0.6	124
1.2	114
0.6	104
2.2	85
0.6	108
2.8	69
2.8	57
0.6	100
4.4	42
1.1	120
1.1	108
1.1	123
3.9	48
0.6	124
1.1	114
1.1	114
1.1	113
1.1	123
0.6	104
0.6	104
0.5	104
0.6	104
3.4	60
0.5	114
0.5	108
0.5	104
0.5	114
2.7	69
0.6	108
1.2	117
1.2	108
1.6	47
3.1	62
3.4	60
2.2	89
0.6	104
3.9	61
4.4	34
0.6	104
0.6	108
0.6	116
0.5	116
0.5	114
0.6	108
0.5	116
3.9	62
0.6	108
0.6	113
0.5	114
0.5	108
0.5	108
2.2	76
0.5	108
0.5	108
0.5	108
0.6	104
1.2	96
1.7	93
2.9	61
0.6	108
0.5	104
0.6	106
0.6	116
1.1	97
1.1	97
0.6	120
0.5	108
1.7	92
0.6	104
0.6	105
0.6	124
2.2	80
0.5	108
2.7	62
2.2	70
2.2	62
3.3	73
0.5	96
2.8	76
1.1	86
2.2	57
2.2	50
3.9	34
6.7	13
1.2	85
0.5	89
0.5	92
1.1	80
1.1	76
1.7	72
1.6	62
1.1	80
1.7	60
1.1	76
0.6	90
2.2	62
1.7	76
1.6	64
1.1	77
1.7	57
1.7	56
0.6	88
0.6	92
0.6	88
0.6	85
1.7	60
2.7	48
2.7	48
4.4	30
2.8	60
1.7	76
4.5	14
1.7	68
2.3	69
1.1	70
2.2	65
1.7	70
1.7	74
1.7	72
1.7	57
4.4	48
1.2	76
3.3	48
1.1	76
1.7	60
1.4	43
2.2	56
2.2	42
2.2	56
1.2	62
1.7	69
0.5	80
2.3	56
3.3	29
3.3	29
2.2	48
0.5	76
1.7	72
0.5	76
1.1	52
1.2	65

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.9	107
2.7	104
3.9	108
5.0	48
2.8	104
3.9	76
2.2	104
2.7	108
5.0	34
3.9	60
4.5	116
2.2	97
1.6	90
0.6	95
3.3	85
1.7	110
1.6	104
1.7	114
3.9	120
2.2	82
1.6	117
4.5	60
1.7	108
2.2	108
1.7	97
2.7	118
2.2	116
1.6	100
2.8	92
1.7	109
1.1	97
1.1	104
3.9	88
1.7	108
3.3	62
1.6	89
1.6	114
2.8	85
2.2	114
1.1	100
1.1	100
1.7	108
1.1	124
1.7	104
1.1	108
2.8	62
2.8	57
6.7	22
1.7	113
1.1	116
2.2	104
2.2	113
2.2	108
2.2	94
1.7	112
2.8	76
1.1	114
2.8	76
3.9	60
0.6	124
1.2	114
0.6	104
2.2	85
0.6	108
2.8	69
2.8	57
0.6	100
4.4	42
1.1	120
1.1	108
1.1	123
3.9	48
0.6	124
1.1	114
1.1	114
1.1	113
1.1	123
0.6	104
0.6	104
0.5	104
0.6	104
3.4	60
0.5	114
0.5	108
0.5	104
0.5	114
2.7	69
0.6	108
1.2	117
1.2	108
1.6	47
3.1	62
3.4	60
2.2	89
0.6	104
3.9	61
4.4	34
0.6	104
0.6	108
0.6	116
0.5	116
0.5	114
0.6	108
0.5	116
3.9	62
0.6	108
0.6	113
0.5	114
0.5	108
0.5	108
2.2	76
0.5	108
0.5	108
0.5	108
0.6	104
1.2	96
1.7	93
2.9	61
0.6	108
0.5	104
0.6	106
0.6	116
1.1	97
1.1	97
0.6	120
0.5	108
1.7	92
0.6	104
0.6	105
0.6	124
2.2	80
0.5	108
2.7	62
2.2	70
2.2	62
3.3	73
0.5	96
2.8	76
1.1	86
2.2	57
2.2	50
3.9	34
6.7	13
1.2	85
0.5	89
0.5	92
1.1	80
1.1	76
1.7	72
1.6	62
1.1	80
1.7	60
1.1	76
0.6	90
2.2	62
1.7	76
1.6	64
1.1	77
1.7	57
1.7	56
0.6	88
0.6	92
0.6	88
0.6	85
1.7	60
2.7	48
2.7	48
4.4	30
2.8	60
1.7	76
4.5	14
1.7	68
2.3	69
1.1	70
2.2	65
1.7	70
1.7	74
1.7	72
1.7	57
4.4	48
1.2	76
3.3	48
1.1	76
1.7	60
1.4	43
2.2	56
2.2	42
2.2	56
1.2	62
1.7	69
0.5	80
2.3	56
3.3	29
3.3	29
2.2	48
0.5	76
1.7	72
0.5	76
1.1	52
1.2	65

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.9	107
2.7	104
3.9	108
5.0	48
2.8	104
3.9	76
2.2	104
2.7	108
5.0	34
3.9	60
4.5	116
2.2	97
1.6	90
0.6	95
3.3	85
1.7	110
1.6	104
1.7	114
3.9	120
2.2	82
1.6	117
4.5	60
1.7	108
2.2	108
1.7	97
2.7	118
2.2	116
1.6	100
2.8	92
1.7	109
1.1	97
1.1	104
3.9	88
1.7	108
3.3	62
1.6	89
1.6	114
2.8	85
2.2	114
1.1	100
1.1	100
1.7	108
1.1	124
1.7	104
1.1	108
2.8	62
2.8	57
6.7	22
1.7	113
1.1	116
2.2	104
2.2	113
2.2	108
2.2	94
1.7	112
2.8	76
1.1	114
2.8	76
3.9	60
0.6	124
1.2	114
0.6	104
2.2	85
0.6	108
2.8	69
2.8	57
0.6	100
4.4	42
1.1	120
1.1	108
1.1	123
3.9	48
0.6	124
1.1	114
1.1	114
1.1	113
1.1	123
0.6	104
0.6	104
0.5	104
0.6	104
3.4	60
0.5	114
0.5	108
0.5	104
0.5	114
2.7	69
0.6	108
1.2	117
1.2	108
1.6	47
3.1	62
3.4	60
2.2	89
0.6	104
3.9	61
4.4	34
0.6	104
0.6	108
0.6	116
0.5	116
0.5	114
0.6	108
0.5	116
3.9	62
0.6	108
0.6	113
0.5	114
0.5	108
0.5	108
2.2	76
0.5	108
0.5	108
0.5	108
0.6	104
1.2	96
1.7	93
2.9	61
0.6	108
0.5	104
0.6	106
0.6	116
1.1	97
1.1	97
0.6	120
0.5	108
1.7	92
0.6	104
0.6	105
0.6	124
2.2	80
0.5	108
2.7	62
2.2	70
2.2	62
3.3	73
0.5	96
2.8	76
1.1	86
2.2	57
2.2	50
3.9	34
6.7	13
1.2	85
0.5	89
0.5	92
1.1	80
1.1	76
1.7	72
1.6	62
1.1	80
1.7	60
1.1	76
0.6	90
2.2	62
1.7	76
1.6	64
1.1	77
1.7	57
1.7	56
0.6	88
0.6	92
0.6	88
0.6	85
1.7	60
2.7	48
2.7	48
4.4	30
2.8	60
1.7	76
4.5	14
1.7	68
2.3	69
1.1	70
2.2	65
1.7	70
1.7	74
1.7	72
1.7	57
4.4	48
1.2	76
3.3	48
1.1	76
1.7	60
1.4	43
2.2	56
2.2	42
2.2	56
1.2	62
1.7	69
0.5	80
2.3	56
3.3	29
3.3	29
2.2	48
0.5	76
1.7	72
0.5	76
1.1	52
1.2	65