Weather Records on 19 August 1936

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1936. Highest significance: Seymour 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1936

On 19 August 1936, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
574 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 613 daily.
Seymour 1 WSW set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 31.7 C (89.1 F) on 19 August 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 19 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 316, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.

Records on 19 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	316
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 50, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1936

Top 20 records on 19 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1936	Seymour 1 WSW, US	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1936	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1936	Agra, IN	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1936	Ferozepur City, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1936	Greencastle 1 W, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1936	Sveg, SE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Trenton, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Vilsandi, EE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Saguache, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Agra, IN	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	monthly high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Centerville, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Chestnut Hill, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Kirksville, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Port Dover, CA	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1936	Greensburg, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	26 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1936. 1936 had 679 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	496
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1