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Weather Records on 7 August 1919

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1919. Highest significance: Lindsay, CA.

Key Facts for 7 August 1919

  • On 7 August 1919, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Lindsay set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 7 August 1919.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 7 August 1919 36 station records on 7 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 7 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WaverleySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PellaSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MedfordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
NarrewilockAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
FryerstownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature41.7 C (107.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature40.6 C (105.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
LyonvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
CalivilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MetcalfeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Tittybong Pine Grove FarmAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 7 August 1919 by type Records set or tied on 7 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 21. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.
Records on 7 August 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 August 1919 by timescale Records on 7 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35.
Records on 7 August 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1919 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 163 to 5: 65 to 8: 18 to 10: 210 to 13: 113 to 15: 115 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 316
3 to 56
5 to 81
8 to 102
10 to 131
13 to 151
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1919
Top 20 records on 7 August 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 August 1919Lindsay, CAdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)14 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Waverley, ZAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Pella, ZAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Sable Island East End, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Lakefield, CAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Medford, USdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Saint John, CAdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)40 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Fort National, DZdaily low max23.0 C (73.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Griquatown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily low min4.3 C (39.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Narrewilock, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Fryerstown, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Willowmore, ZAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Orskar_A, SEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1919Brinkley, USdaily high max41.7 C (107.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years13 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

1808 to 1919
Records on 08-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1919. 1919 had 36 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001808: 11812: 11815: 11816: 11817: 11833: 21844: 11845: 11848: 11857: 31858: 11859: 21861: 11866: 11868: 11869: 31870: 21875: 11876: 51879: 11880: 21882: 11883: 11884: 21886: 11887: 21888: 51889: 21891: 31892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 71896: 21897: 21898: 41899: 11900: 61901: 31902: 51903: 171904: 81905: 81906: 91907: 101908: 131909: 111910: 11911: 361912: 311913: 391914: 241915: 401916: 501917: 211918: 1081919: 361920: 361921: 551922: 611923: 1011924: 1281925: 811926: 1151927: 1091928: 1881929: 1811930: 4861931: 3571932: 2491933: 3101934: 6081935: 5071936: 2861937: 4461938: 5681939: 5611940: 2711941: 3051942: 3401943: 6011944: 3321945: 8821946: 5001947: 4611948: 7561949: 5871950: 5411951: 5621952: 5561953: 3781954: 5891955: 5361956: 3211957: 8681958: 5711959: 3561960: 3441961: 3561962: 7181963: 5221964: 4461965: 5521966: 4001967: 7011968: 6001969: 5231970: 6521971: 9691972: 1,1721973: 5681974: 7461975: 1,1771976: 1,1681977: 6171978: 1,2101979: 5591980: 8711981: 8551982: 7271983: 1,2071984: 8401985: 1,0881986: 5441987: 1,1461988: 8971989: 1,4721990: 1,6251991: 1,2171992: 1,2361993: 1,0401994: 1,2621995: 1,5211996: 1,1071997: 1,4601998: 1,1831999: 9502000: 8712001: 1,3862002: 9072003: 1,2442004: 1,4002005: 8822006: 9232007: 1,3092008: 9182009: 1,1212010: 1,0982011: 1,2822012: 6882013: 6652014: 5012015: 1,0272016: 5052017: 9542018: 6362019: 6092020: 6052021: 3972022: 8802023: 1,2212024: 8352025: 7332026: 1,0471808187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1919. 1919 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-07 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18121
18151
18161
18171
18332
18441
18451
18481
18573
18581
18592
18611
18661
18681
18693
18702
18751
18765
18791
18802
18821
18831
18842
18861
18872
18885
18892
18913
18923
18931
18941
18957
18962
18972
18984
18991
19006
19013
19025
190317
19048
19058
19069
190710
190813
190911
19101
191136
191231
191339
191424
191540
191650
191721
1918108
191936
192036
192155
192261
1923101
1924128
192581
1926115
1927109
1928188
1929181
1930486
1931357
1932249
1933310
1934608
1935507
1936286
1937446
1938568
1939561
1940271
1941305
1942340
1943601
1944332
1945882
1946500
1947461
1948756
1949587
1950541
1951562
1952556
1953378
1954589
1955536
1956321
1957868
1958571
1959356
1960344
1961356
1962718
1963522
1964446
1965552
1966400
1967701
1968600
1969523
1970652
1971969
19721,172
1973568
1974746
19751,177
19761,168
1977617
19781,210
1979559
1980871
1981855
1982727
19831,207
1984840
19851,088
1986544
19871,146
1988897
19891,472
19901,625
19911,217
19921,236
19931,040
19941,262
19951,521
19961,107
19971,460
19981,183
1999950
2000871
20011,386
2002907
20031,244
20041,400
2005882
2006923
20071,309
2008918
20091,121
20101,098
20111,282
2012688
2013665
2014501
20151,027
2016505
2017954
2018636
2019609
2020605
2021397
2022880
20231,221
2024835
2025733
20261,047

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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).