Weather Records on 19 August 1916

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1916. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 19 August 1916

On 19 August 1916, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 72 daily.
Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 44.8 mm (1.8 in) on 19 August 1916.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

74 stations

74 station records on 19 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 19 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 72.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1916

Top 20 records on 19 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1916	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1916	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1916	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1916	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1916	Milwaukee Wb City, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Mantova, IT	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Sydney, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Tarcutta, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Bygoo, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Eremeran, AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Dubuque River, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1916	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	16 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 74 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	48
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1