Weather Records on 19 August 1927

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1927. Highest significance: Covington 8 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1927

On 19 August 1927, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 339 daily.
Covington 8 WNW set a daily record low minimum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 19 August 1927.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 19 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 19 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1927

Top 20 records on 19 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1927	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1927	Weldon, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1927	Ocala, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1927	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1927	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Imperial, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	monthly low min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Falun, SE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Greenville, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Booneville, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Austin, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Macon, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Valley Head, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1927	Athens, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	23 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1927. 1927 had 343 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	251
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1