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Weather Records on 1 August 1919

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1919. Highest significance: Pointe Au Pere, CA.

Key Facts for 1 August 1919

  • On 1 August 1919, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Pointe Au Pere set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 1 August 1919.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 1 August 1919 32 station records on 1 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 1 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high maximum temperature42.6 C (108.7 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
GlenvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Kardella (Fleetwood)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
San RemoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CowesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DromanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WalhallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ClintonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature40.6 C (105.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BlackwarryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 1 August 1919 by type Records set or tied on 1 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 1 August 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 August 1919 by timescale Records on 1 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31.
Records on 1 August 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 August 1919 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 210 to 15: 415 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 August 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 102
10 to 154
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1919
Top 20 records on 1 August 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 August 1919Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)16 years33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Foster (Post Office), AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)28 years29 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Tashkent, UZmonthly high max42.6 C (108.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)36 years28 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Saint John, CAdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)44 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Glenville, USdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)16 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Kardella (Fleetwood), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)29 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Bic, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)6 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919San Remo, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Cowes, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Dromana, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Lawrence, USdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Warragul (Carbethon), AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Tashkent, UZdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Chicoutimi, CAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Renfrew, CAdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Boras, SEdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Walhalla, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1919Setauket Strong, USdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)5 years11 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 1919
Records on 08-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1919. 1919 had 32 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11816: 21829: 11833: 11834: 21836: 11838: 11842: 11851: 11856: 11858: 31859: 11861: 11862: 11863: 11865: 11868: 11869: 21873: 11874: 11875: 31876: 11878: 11879: 11881: 31883: 11886: 21887: 11890: 11891: 71892: 41893: 31894: 11895: 31896: 41897: 21898: 31899: 11900: 11901: 31902: 51903: 191904: 101905: 121906: 181907: 131908: 181909: 151910: 301911: 461912: 491913: 251914: 171915: 491916: 161917: 1081918: 551919: 321920: 1011921: 871922: 441923: 2031924: 931925: 2811926: 2521927: 2661928: 1321929: 1611930: 2521931: 3621932: 4081933: 4871934: 4481935: 5471936: 6361937: 4921938: 5231939: 3351940: 3331941: 3411942: 3881943: 3981944: 4101945: 9751946: 3361947: 4011948: 3541949: 3241950: 5521951: 4201952: 3911953: 5651954: 4621955: 7961956: 4411957: 2701958: 3891959: 3521960: 6771961: 4041962: 6021963: 2701964: 8831965: 6691966: 3831967: 2501968: 6251969: 4531970: 4821971: 1,1351972: 6091973: 7661974: 5261975: 9151976: 8861977: 6361978: 7061979: 5801980: 9061981: 6681982: 7421983: 9311984: 5321985: 9871986: 8461987: 9991988: 8801989: 1,3011990: 9271991: 7401992: 1,0241993: 9071994: 1,2171995: 1,5131996: 1,1181997: 9041998: 1,2811999: 1,7072000: 1,0202001: 1,0792002: 1,2492003: 1,1552004: 7402005: 8782006: 1,6552007: 7462008: 7952009: 9322010: 1,1822011: 1,1912012: 8502013: 5422014: 8532015: 8642016: 4992017: 7582018: 9872019: 4792020: 8382021: 1,0092022: 9152023: 6272024: 8792025: 7852026: 1,0851797186918961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1919. 1919 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-01 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18162
18291
18331
18342
18361
18381
18421
18511
18561
18583
18591
18611
18621
18631
18651
18681
18692
18731
18741
18753
18761
18781
18791
18813
18831
18862
18871
18901
18917
18924
18933
18941
18953
18964
18972
18983
18991
19001
19013
19025
190319
190410
190512
190618
190713
190818
190915
191030
191146
191249
191325
191417
191549
191616
1917108
191855
191932
1920101
192187
192244
1923203
192493
1925281
1926252
1927266
1928132
1929161
1930252
1931362
1932408
1933487
1934448
1935547
1936636
1937492
1938523
1939335
1940333
1941341
1942388
1943398
1944410
1945975
1946336
1947401
1948354
1949324
1950552
1951420
1952391
1953565
1954462
1955796
1956441
1957270
1958389
1959352
1960677
1961404
1962602
1963270
1964883
1965669
1966383
1967250
1968625
1969453
1970482
19711,135
1972609
1973766
1974526
1975915
1976886
1977636
1978706
1979580
1980906
1981668
1982742
1983931
1984532
1985987
1986846
1987999
1988880
19891,301
1990927
1991740
19921,024
1993907
19941,217
19951,513
19961,118
1997904
19981,281
19991,707
20001,020
20011,079
20021,249
20031,155
2004740
2005878
20061,655
2007746
2008795
2009932
20101,182
20111,191
2012850
2013542
2014853
2015864
2016499
2017758
2018987
2019479
2020838
20211,009
2022915
2023627
2024879
2025785
20261,085

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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).