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Weather Records on 19 August 1919

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1919. Highest significance: Minnedosa, CA.

Key Facts for 19 August 1919

  • On 19 August 1919, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 18 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Minnedosa set a daily record high maximum temperature of 36.7 C (98.1 F) on 19 August 1919.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 19 August 1919 31 station records on 19 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 19 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high maximum temperature38.9 C (102.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature41.7 C (107.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 19 August 1919 by type Records set or tied on 19 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 035810Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 19 August 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 August 1919 by timescale Records on 19 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31.
Records on 19 August 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 August 1919 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 1: 121 to 2: 42 to 3: 33 to 4: 24 to 5: 15 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 August 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 112
1 to 24
2 to 33
3 to 42
4 to 51
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1919
Top 20 records on 19 August 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 August 1919Minnedosa, CAdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Peterborough, CAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919St John's, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)43 years19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Guelph Oac, CAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Salekhard, RUdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919St Albans, CAdaily high max38.9 C (102.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Prince Albert, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max41.7 C (107.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Edmonton, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Qu'appelle, CAdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Stoney Creek, CAdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Waren, DEdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Beatrice, CAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)0 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Lowell, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Swift Current, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Haliburton A, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1919Battleford, CAdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years7 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 08-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1919. 1919 had 31 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 1919. 1919 had 31 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).