Weather Records on 19 August 1951

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1951. Highest significance: Bergplaats, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 August 1951

On 19 August 1951, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 346 daily.
Bergplaats set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 19 August 1951.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 19 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 19 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1951

Top 20 records on 19 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1951	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Dwaleni, SZ	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Allansford, AU	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Smoky Bay, AU	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1951	Cambay, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1951. 1951 had 362 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	242
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2