Weather Records on 19 August 1930

182 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1930. Highest significance: Storm Lake, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1930

On 19 August 1930, 182 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 180 daily.
Storm Lake set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 19 August 1930.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

182 stations

182 station records on 19 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

182 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 19 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1930

Top 20 records on 19 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1930	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1930	Vicksburg, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Parrsboro, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Ashley, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Kazan, RU	daily high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Prineville, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1930	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	39 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1930. 1930 had 182 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	114
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1