Weather Records on 19 August 1934

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1934. Highest significance: Moth, IN.

Key Facts for 19 August 1934

On 19 August 1934, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 427 daily.
Moth set an all-time record daily precipitation of 252.0 mm (9.9 in) on 19 August 1934.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 19 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skardu	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 19 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1934

Top 20 records on 19 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1934	Moth, IN	all-time rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Basti, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Fort National, DZ	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Firozabad, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Rath, IN	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Kilba, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Mahoba, IN	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Garotha, IN	monthly rain	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1934	Jambusar, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1934	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1934	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1934	Navapur, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1934	Bhikapur, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1934	Jiwanpur Sagri, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1934	Tamluk, IN	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1934	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	28 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1934. 1934 had 438 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 20	318
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1