Weather Records on 19 August 1914

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1914. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 August 1914

On 19 August 1914, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 39 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 19 August 1914.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

39 stations

39 station records on 19 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.

Records on 19 August 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records

Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1914

Top 20 records on 19 August 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1914	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1914	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Washington, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Buchan, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	33 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Paris, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Vineland, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Kiev, UA	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	19 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1914	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	9 years	11 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 39 records.

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

Records on 08-19 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1800	1
1809	1
1820	1
1830	2
1831	1
1838	2
1844	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	9
1900	5
1901	13
1902	4
1903	6
1904	14
1905	16
1906	37
1907	17
1908	5
1909	24
1910	17
1911	9
1912	18
1913	9
1914	39
1915	34
1916	74
1917	200
1918	33
1919	31
1920	36
1921	22
1922	71
1923	97
1924	174
1925	154
1926	179
1927	343
1928	112
1929	163
1930	182
1931	207
1932	373
1933	328
1934	438
1935	389
1936	679
1937	305
1938	321
1939	432
1940	687
1941	431
1942	308
1943	596
1944	259
1945	427
1946	427
1947	896
1948	371
1949	411
1950	893
1951	362
1952	475
1953	412
1954	576
1955	780
1956	831
1957	325
1958	374
1959	733
1960	864
1961	425
1962	419
1963	570
1964	455
1965	550
1966	1,095
1967	839
1968	948
1969	501
1970	468
1971	376
1972	547
1973	519
1974	466
1975	561
1976	1,144
1977	938
1978	863
1979	1,492
1980	648
1981	1,004
1982	596
1983	1,387
1984	598
1985	713
1986	848
1987	811
1988	982
1989	660
1990	871
1991	656
1992	1,094
1993	771
1994	798
1995	1,542
1996	800
1997	958
1998	717
1999	980
2000	954
2001	1,027
2002	1,389
2003	918
2004	1,310
2005	920
2006	850
2007	1,360
2008	1,186
2009	1,039
2010	1,440
2011	975
2012	1,377
2013	765
2014	701
2015	989
2016	931
2017	439
2018	471
2019	601
2020	1,271
2021	1,366
2022	1,198
2023	910
2024	568
2025	786
2026	755

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 August 1914
Margin	Records
0 to 10	29
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1