Weather Records on 19 August 1952

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1952. Highest significance: Heidelberg (Rosanna), AU.

Key Facts for 19 August 1952

On 19 August 1952, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 467 daily.
Heidelberg (Rosanna) set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 19 August 1952.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 19 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 297.

Records on 19 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1952

Top 20 records on 19 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1952	Heidelberg (Rosanna), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Almora, IN	monthly rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Caguas, PR	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Uniontown, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Charkhari, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Ringwood, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Dholpur, IN	monthly rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Preston Reservoir, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Montrose, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Aligarh, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Croydon State School, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1952	Kennebec, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 475 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	350
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1