Weather Records on 19 August 1937

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1937. Highest significance: Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU.

Key Facts for 19 August 1937

On 19 August 1937, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 297 daily.
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 19 August 1937.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 19 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 19 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1937

Top 20 records on 19 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1937	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1937	Kiev, UA	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1937	Alta, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1937	Satna, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1937	Manistee 3SE, US	all-time rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1937	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1937	Rockwell City, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1937	Koloa 936, US	monthly low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1937	Glenville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Algona, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Trenton 2, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Eskridge, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Koyah, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Charlotte, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Oregon, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Morsi, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1937	Sac City, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	30 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1937. 1937 had 305 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).