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Weather Records on 19 August 1918

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1918. Highest significance: Charlottetown, CA.

Key Facts for 19 August 1918

  • On 19 August 1918, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Charlottetown set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.1 C (43.0 F) on 19 August 1918.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 19 August 1918 33 station records on 19 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 19 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 19 August 1918 by type Records set or tied on 19 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 21Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 19 August 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum21
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 August 1918 by timescale Records on 19 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32.
Records on 19 August 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 August 1918 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 142 to 4: 44 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 August 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 214
2 to 44
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1918
Top 20 records on 19 August 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 August 1918Charlottetown, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)35 years25 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Sydney, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)44 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Robe Comparison, AUdaily high max17.5 C (63.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Holbrook (Rsl), AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Chatham, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Saint John, CAdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Yarmouth, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Tot-Ma, RUdaily rain17.1 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Coolamon Post Office, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Storrs, USdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min3.2 C (37.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Coldwater, CAdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1918Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year5 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 1918
Records on 08-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 33 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 21800: 11809: 11820: 11830: 21831: 11838: 21844: 21845: 11846: 11849: 21857: 11861: 11862: 11864: 21867: 11870: 21872: 11873: 11874: 11875: 21877: 31879: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11883: 21884: 21885: 21886: 21887: 21888: 11889: 11890: 41892: 51893: 21894: 21895: 11896: 21897: 21898: 31899: 91900: 51901: 131902: 41903: 61904: 141905: 161906: 371907: 171908: 51909: 241910: 171911: 91912: 181913: 91914: 391915: 341916: 741917: 2001918: 331919: 311920: 361921: 221922: 711923: 971924: 1741925: 1541926: 1791927: 3431928: 1121929: 1631930: 1821931: 2071932: 3731933: 3281934: 4381935: 3891936: 6791937: 3051938: 3211939: 4321940: 6871941: 4311942: 3081943: 5961944: 2591945: 4271946: 4271947: 8961948: 3711949: 4111950: 8931951: 3621952: 4751953: 4121954: 5761955: 7801956: 8311957: 3251958: 3741959: 7331960: 8641961: 4251962: 4191963: 5701964: 4551965: 5501966: 1,0951967: 8391968: 9481969: 5011970: 4681971: 3761972: 5471973: 5191974: 4661975: 5611976: 1,1441977: 9381978: 8631979: 1,4921980: 6481981: 1,0041982: 5961983: 1,3871984: 5981985: 7131986: 8481987: 8111988: 9821989: 6601990: 8711991: 6561992: 1,0941993: 7711994: 7981995: 1,5421996: 8001997: 9581998: 7171999: 9802000: 9542001: 1,0272002: 1,3892003: 9182004: 1,3102005: 9202006: 8502007: 1,3602008: 1,1862009: 1,0392010: 1,4402011: 9752012: 1,3772013: 7652014: 7012015: 9892016: 9312017: 4392018: 4712019: 6012020: 1,2712021: 1,3662022: 1,1982023: 9102024: 5682025: 7862026: 7551797187218921909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-19 in each year
YearRecords
17972
18001
18091
18201
18302
18311
18382
18442
18451
18461
18492
18571
18611
18621
18642
18671
18702
18721
18731
18741
18752
18773
18791
18801
18811
18821
18832
18842
18852
18862
18872
18881
18891
18904
18925
18932
18942
18951
18962
18972
18983
18999
19005
190113
19024
19036
190414
190516
190637
190717
19085
190924
191017
19119
191218
19139
191439
191534
191674
1917200
191833
191931
192036
192122
192271
192397
1924174
1925154
1926179
1927343
1928112
1929163
1930182
1931207
1932373
1933328
1934438
1935389
1936679
1937305
1938321
1939432
1940687
1941431
1942308
1943596
1944259
1945427
1946427
1947896
1948371
1949411
1950893
1951362
1952475
1953412
1954576
1955780
1956831
1957325
1958374
1959733
1960864
1961425
1962419
1963570
1964455
1965550
19661,095
1967839
1968948
1969501
1970468
1971376
1972547
1973519
1974466
1975561
19761,144
1977938
1978863
19791,492
1980648
19811,004
1982596
19831,387
1984598
1985713
1986848
1987811
1988982
1989660
1990871
1991656
19921,094
1993771
1994798
19951,542
1996800
1997958
1998717
1999980
2000954
20011,027
20021,389
2003918
20041,310
2005920
2006850
20071,360
20081,186
20091,039
20101,440
2011975
20121,377
2013765
2014701
2015989
2016931
2017439
2018471
2019601
20201,271
20211,366
20221,198
2023910
2024568
2025786
2026755

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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 (2026-10-15).