Weather Records on 19 August 1957

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1957. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 19 August 1957

On 19 August 1957, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 318 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 19 August 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 19 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 19 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1957

Top 20 records on 19 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1957	Hvar, HR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1957	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1957	Langley AFB, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Blythe, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Farmville, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Eagle, US	all-time rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Muzaffarpur, IN	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Greenville, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	La Grange 1N, US	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Axel, NL	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Ashland, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Tibri, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1957	Warsaw 2 NW, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	35 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1957. 1957 had 325 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	225
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1