Weather Records on 19 August 1944

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1944. Highest significance: Rambha, IN.

Key Facts for 19 August 1944

On 19 August 1944, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 252 daily.
Rambha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.3 mm (7.6 in) on 19 August 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 19 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 93.

Records on 19 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1944

Top 20 records on 19 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1944	Rambha, IN	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1944	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1944	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1944	Paxton, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1944	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1944	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1944	Khurda, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1944	Navapur, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1944	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Grayling, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Sviland, NO	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Cedar Key 1 WSW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Baramba, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1944	Kanas, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1944. 1944 had 259 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	157
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1