Weather Records on 19 August 1926

179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1926. Highest significance: Point Pleasant, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1926

On 19 August 1926, 179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 175 daily.
Point Pleasant set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 19 August 1926.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

179 stations

179 station records on 19 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

179 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 19 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

132 broken records

Margins by which the 132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1926

Top 20 records on 19 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1926	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1926	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1926	Mason City, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1926	Richmond City Locks, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1926	New London, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1926	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Green Bay, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Mauzy, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Agricultural College, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Tuscola, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Toledo, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1926	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1926. 1926 had 179 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 5	94
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	5
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	3