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Weather Records on 21 August 1919

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1919. Highest significance: Montgomery Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 21 August 1919

  • On 21 August 1919, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Montgomery Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 21 August 1919.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 21 August 1919 19 station records on 21 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 21 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature31.0 C (87.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.3 C (84.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
EnfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BluffUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 21 August 1919 by type Records set or tied on 21 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 21 August 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 August 1919 by timescale Records on 21 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 21 August 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 August 1919 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 113 to 5: 45 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 20 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 August 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 311
3 to 54
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 202

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1919
Top 19 records on 21 August 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 August 1919Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)17.6 mm (0.7 in)40 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Hewitt, USdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)32 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Ft Bidwell, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Brome, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Coldwater, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high max31.0 C (87.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Peterborough, CAdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Plauen, DEdaily high max29.3 C (84.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min18.8 C (65.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919White River, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Weissenburg, DEdaily high min16.4 C (61.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Sonnblick, ATdaily high max9.5 C (49.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Warburton, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Wandin (Yallock), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie56 years5 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Enfield, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)1 year3 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1919Pine Bluff, USdaily low max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie0 years0 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

1800 to 1919
Records on 08-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1919. 1919 had 19 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001800: 11802: 11804: 11807: 11816: 11818: 11832: 11834: 11839: 31843: 11847: 11849: 31850: 11851: 21863: 11866: 11867: 21870: 31871: 21872: 11873: 11876: 11877: 21879: 21884: 21885: 51886: 11887: 51888: 21889: 31890: 41891: 21893: 41894: 81895: 31896: 21897: 41898: 41899: 71900: 41901: 91902: 81903: 61904: 81905: 41906: 221907: 201908: 131909: 171910: 331911: 191912: 501913: 371914: 241915: 211916: 1061917: 1011918: 2021919: 191920: 591921: 341922: 581923: 1111924: 1351925: 2201926: 2271927: 2281928: 1101929: 2341930: 2971931: 2771932: 2641933: 3281934: 3201935: 3181936: 8071937: 7621938: 2391939: 6301940: 6831941: 1801942: 4151943: 4381944: 3461945: 5441946: 3901947: 9541948: 3051949: 5081950: 9581951: 6991952: 3681953: 3311954: 4971955: 8851956: 7011957: 4901958: 3891959: 7041960: 4901961: 6441962: 4691963: 3381964: 7941965: 4551966: 6611967: 5411968: 1,0141969: 6501970: 3731971: 6601972: 4411973: 4381974: 5641975: 5451976: 7561977: 7641978: 4451979: 7781980: 9041981: 1,0151982: 7691983: 1,4071984: 9751985: 6231986: 1,1661987: 7401988: 8891989: 8281990: 9101991: 8281992: 9571993: 6981994: 9681995: 9621996: 9501997: 1,2911998: 9481999: 7172000: 8612001: 7972002: 9652003: 1,2412004: 1,5852005: 1,0712006: 7972007: 1,8292008: 1,0122009: 1,3192010: 1,1552011: 1,0222012: 9902013: 5132014: 6242015: 6512016: 8902017: 3472018: 8162019: 6312020: 1,1472021: 7672022: 9172023: 1,8262024: 7772025: 1,2302026: 1,2891800187018951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1919. 1919 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-21 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18021
18041
18071
18161
18181
18321
18341
18393
18431
18471
18493
18501
18512
18631
18661
18672
18703
18712
18721
18731
18761
18772
18792
18842
18855
18861
18875
18882
18893
18904
18912
18934
18948
18953
18962
18974
18984
18997
19004
19019
19028
19036
19048
19054
190622
190720
190813
190917
191033
191119
191250
191337
191424
191521
1916106
1917101
1918202
191919
192059
192134
192258
1923111
1924135
1925220
1926227
1927228
1928110
1929234
1930297
1931277
1932264
1933328
1934320
1935318
1936807
1937762
1938239
1939630
1940683
1941180
1942415
1943438
1944346
1945544
1946390
1947954
1948305
1949508
1950958
1951699
1952368
1953331
1954497
1955885
1956701
1957490
1958389
1959704
1960490
1961644
1962469
1963338
1964794
1965455
1966661
1967541
19681,014
1969650
1970373
1971660
1972441
1973438
1974564
1975545
1976756
1977764
1978445
1979778
1980904
19811,015
1982769
19831,407
1984975
1985623
19861,166
1987740
1988889
1989828
1990910
1991828
1992957
1993698
1994968
1995962
1996950
19971,291
1998948
1999717
2000861
2001797
2002965
20031,241
20041,585
20051,071
2006797
20071,829
20081,012
20091,319
20101,155
20111,022
2012990
2013513
2014624
2015651
2016890
2017347
2018816
2019631
20201,147
2021767
2022917
20231,826
2024777
20251,230
20261,289

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).