Weather Records on 19 August 1959

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1959. Highest significance: White River, CA.

Key Facts for 19 August 1959

On 19 August 1959, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 717 daily.
White River set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 19 August 1959.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 19 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Table Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 297.

Records on 19 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1959

Top 20 records on 19 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1959	White River, CA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Kojaneerup, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Graysville, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Allahabad Chailk, IN	daily rain	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Chapleau 2, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Round Grove, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Moora, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Narra Tarra, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Deoria, IN	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Young, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Nawanshahr, IN	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Rupar, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Lynton, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Warriup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Sarajevo, BA	monthly rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1959	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 733 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	556
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1