Weather Records on 19 August 1928

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1928. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 19 August 1928

On 19 August 1928, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 108 daily.
Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 19 August 1928.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 19 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 19 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1928

Top 20 records on 19 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1928	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1928	Decatur, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1928	Gorki, BY	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1928	Helena, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1928	Goodwater, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	monthly high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Austin, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Raton, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Halifax, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Florence, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	3 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1928	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	monthly high max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	12 years	18 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1928. 1928 had 112 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	65
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1