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| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe Au Pere | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 34.5 mm (1.4 in) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Foster (Post Office) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Record high maximum temperature | 42.6 C (108.7 F) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Glenville | United States | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kardella (Fleetwood) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bic | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| San Remo | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cowes | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dromana | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wilmington Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 35.0 C (95.0 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lawrence | United States | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warragul (Carbethon) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Record high minimum temperature | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chicoutimi | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Renfrew | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boras | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Walhalla | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Winnemucca AP | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Setauket Strong | United States | Record daily precipitation | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Clinton | United States | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record high minimum temperature | 14.0 C (57.2 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nicosia | Cyprus | Record high maximum temperature | 40.6 C (105.1 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Haparanda | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 15.5 C (59.9 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Blackwarry | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.3 mm (1.5 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record low maximum temperature | 24.0 C (75.2 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stony Mountain | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarmouth | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wilmington Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Houston Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 24.4 C (75.9 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Prince Albert | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 32.2 C (90.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
32 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 4 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 5 |
| Highest daily minimum | 6 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 1 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 16 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 31 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
25 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 17 |
| 5 to 10 | 2 |
| 10 to 15 | 4 |
| 15 to 20 | 1 |
| 20 to 25 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
1 August 1919| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1919 | Pointe Au Pere, CA | daily rain | 34.5 mm (1.4 in) | 17.7 mm (0.7 in) | 16 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Foster (Post Office), AU | daily rain | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 14.8 mm (0.6 in) | 28 years | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Tashkent, UZ | monthly high max | 42.6 C (108.7 F) | 1.3 C (2.3 F) | 36 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Saint John, CA | daily low max | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 44 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Glenville, US | daily rain | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 16 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Kardella (Fleetwood), AU | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 29 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Bic, CA | daily rain | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 6 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | San Remo, AU | daily rain | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Cowes, AU | daily rain | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 12 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Dromana, AU | daily rain | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 4.9 mm (0.19 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Wilmington Wb City, US | daily high max | 35.0 C (95.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 40 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Lawrence, US | daily rain | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 38 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Warragul (Carbethon), AU | daily rain | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 0.7 mm (0.03 in) | 38 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Tashkent, UZ | daily high min | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 2.0 C (3.6 F) | 24 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Chicoutimi, CA | daily rain | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 32 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Renfrew, CA | daily low max | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 32 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Boras, SE | daily low max | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 34 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Walhalla, AU | daily rain | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 2.0 mm (0.08 in) | 29 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Winnemucca AP, US | daily low min | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 23 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 August 1919 | Setauket Strong, US | daily rain | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) | 11.6 mm (0.5 in) | 5 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 1919| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1797 | 1 |
| 1816 | 2 |
| 1829 | 1 |
| 1833 | 1 |
| 1834 | 2 |
| 1836 | 1 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1842 | 1 |
| 1851 | 1 |
| 1856 | 1 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1869 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1875 | 3 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1881 | 3 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1896 | 4 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1901 | 3 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 19 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1905 | 12 |
| 1906 | 18 |
| 1907 | 13 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 30 |
| 1911 | 46 |
| 1912 | 49 |
| 1913 | 25 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 49 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 108 |
| 1918 | 55 |
| 1919 | 32 |
| 1920 | 101 |
| 1921 | 87 |
| 1922 | 44 |
| 1923 | 203 |
| 1924 | 93 |
| 1925 | 281 |
| 1926 | 252 |
| 1927 | 266 |
| 1928 | 132 |
| 1929 | 161 |
| 1930 | 252 |
| 1931 | 362 |
| 1932 | 408 |
| 1933 | 487 |
| 1934 | 448 |
| 1935 | 547 |
| 1936 | 636 |
| 1937 | 492 |
| 1938 | 523 |
| 1939 | 335 |
| 1940 | 333 |
| 1941 | 341 |
| 1942 | 388 |
| 1943 | 398 |
| 1944 | 410 |
| 1945 | 975 |
| 1946 | 336 |
| 1947 | 401 |
| 1948 | 354 |
| 1949 | 324 |
| 1950 | 552 |
| 1951 | 420 |
| 1952 | 391 |
| 1953 | 565 |
| 1954 | 462 |
| 1955 | 796 |
| 1956 | 441 |
| 1957 | 270 |
| 1958 | 389 |
| 1959 | 352 |
| 1960 | 677 |
| 1961 | 404 |
| 1962 | 602 |
| 1963 | 270 |
| 1964 | 883 |
| 1965 | 669 |
| 1966 | 383 |
| 1967 | 250 |
| 1968 | 625 |
| 1969 | 453 |
| 1970 | 482 |
| 1971 | 1,135 |
| 1972 | 609 |
| 1973 | 766 |
| 1974 | 526 |
| 1975 | 915 |
| 1976 | 886 |
| 1977 | 636 |
| 1978 | 706 |
| 1979 | 580 |
| 1980 | 906 |
| 1981 | 668 |
| 1982 | 742 |
| 1983 | 931 |
| 1984 | 532 |
| 1985 | 987 |
| 1986 | 846 |
| 1987 | 999 |
| 1988 | 880 |
| 1989 | 1,301 |
| 1990 | 927 |
| 1991 | 740 |
| 1992 | 1,024 |
| 1993 | 907 |
| 1994 | 1,217 |
| 1995 | 1,513 |
| 1996 | 1,118 |
| 1997 | 904 |
| 1998 | 1,281 |
| 1999 | 1,707 |
| 2000 | 1,020 |
| 2001 | 1,079 |
| 2002 | 1,249 |
| 2003 | 1,155 |
| 2004 | 740 |
| 2005 | 878 |
| 2006 | 1,655 |
| 2007 | 746 |
| 2008 | 795 |
| 2009 | 932 |
| 2010 | 1,182 |
| 2011 | 1,191 |
| 2012 | 850 |
| 2013 | 542 |
| 2014 | 853 |
| 2015 | 864 |
| 2016 | 499 |
| 2017 | 758 |
| 2018 | 987 |
| 2019 | 479 |
| 2020 | 838 |
| 2021 | 1,009 |
| 2022 | 915 |
| 2023 | 627 |
| 2024 | 879 |
| 2025 | 785 |
| 2026 | 1,085 |
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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).