Weather Records on 19 August 1924

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1924. Highest significance: Iowa Falls, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1924

On 19 August 1924, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 167 daily.
Iowa Falls set an all-time record daily precipitation of 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 19 August 1924.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 19 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 51.

Records on 19 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1924

Top 20 records on 19 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1924	Iowa Falls, US	all-time rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1924	Parnu, EE	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1924	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1924	Cedar Rapids #1, US	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1924	Le Claire, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1924	Decorah, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Runnymede Spottsville, US	monthly low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	St John's, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Payette, US	monthly rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Clinton #1, US	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Weston 2 SE, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1924	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	20 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1924. 1924 had 174 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-19 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1800	1
1809	1
1820	1
1830	2
1831	1
1838	2
1844	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	9
1900	5
1901	13
1902	4
1903	6
1904	14
1905	16
1906	37
1907	17
1908	5
1909	24
1910	17
1911	9
1912	18
1913	9
1914	39
1915	34
1916	74
1917	200
1918	33
1919	31
1920	36
1921	22
1922	71
1923	97
1924	174
1925	154
1926	179
1927	343
1928	112
1929	163
1930	182
1931	207
1932	373
1933	328
1934	438
1935	389
1936	679
1937	305
1938	321
1939	432
1940	687
1941	431
1942	308
1943	596
1944	259
1945	427
1946	427
1947	896
1948	371
1949	411
1950	893
1951	362
1952	475
1953	412
1954	576
1955	780
1956	831
1957	325
1958	374
1959	733
1960	864
1961	425
1962	419
1963	570
1964	455
1965	550
1966	1,095
1967	839
1968	948
1969	501
1970	468
1971	376
1972	547
1973	519
1974	466
1975	561
1976	1,144
1977	938
1978	863
1979	1,492
1980	648
1981	1,004
1982	596
1983	1,387
1984	598
1985	713
1986	848
1987	811
1988	982
1989	660
1990	871
1991	656
1992	1,094
1993	771
1994	798
1995	1,542
1996	800
1997	958
1998	717
1999	980
2000	954
2001	1,027
2002	1,389
2003	918
2004	1,310
2005	920
2006	850
2007	1,360
2008	1,186
2009	1,039
2010	1,440
2011	975
2012	1,377
2013	765
2014	701
2015	989
2016	931
2017	439
2018	471
2019	601
2020	1,271
2021	1,366
2022	1,198
2023	910
2024	568
2025	786
2026	755

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	120
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2