Weather Records on 19 August 1929

163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1929. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 19 August 1929

On 19 August 1929, 163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 162 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 19 August 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

163 stations

163 station records on 19 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

163 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 19 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

123 broken records

Margins by which the 123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1929

Top 20 records on 19 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1929	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1929	Abbeville, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Loup City, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Clarksville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Sarna, SE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Astrakan, RU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Duck Hill, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Milan, IT	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Svirica, RU	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Sveg, SE	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Minsk, BY	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1929	Forest Grove, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	19 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1929. 1929 had 163 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	104
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1