Weather Records on 19 August 1943

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1943. Highest significance: Leakesville 6 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1943

On 19 August 1943, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 354 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 580 daily.
Leakesville 6 WSW set a daily record low minimum temperature of 14.4 C (57.9 F) on 19 August 1943.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 19 August 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 325, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 19 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	325
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1943

Top 20 records on 19 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1943	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1943	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1943	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	all-time high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1943	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	all-time high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1943	Nome AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1943	Steam Plains 1, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1943	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1943	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1943	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Canton 4N, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Cerro, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Karlsruhe, DE	monthly high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Covington 3 SW, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Weissenburg, DE	all-time high max	35.9 C (96.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Sibsagar, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Arcadia, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Princeton, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Kosciusko, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1943	Monticello, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	32 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1943. 1943 had 596 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	447
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1