Weather Records on 19 August 1938

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1938. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1938

On 19 August 1938, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 314 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 19 August 1938.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 19 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	48.0 C (118.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 19 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1938

Top 20 records on 19 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1938	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Lisbon, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Akalkot, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Badami, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1938	Navalgund, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1938	St John's, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1938	Holenarsipur, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1938	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	48.0 C (118.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1938	Campbell, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1938	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1938	Pattikonda, IN	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1938	Adoni, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1938. 1938 had 321 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	216
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1