Weather Records on 19 August 1962

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1962. Highest significance: Swellendam (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 August 1962

On 19 August 1962, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 409 daily.
Swellendam (Bos) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 19 August 1962.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 19 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	259.7 mm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	204.3 mm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charbon Standard Portland Ceme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 237.

Records on 19 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 6, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1962

Top 20 records on 19 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1962	Swellendam (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1962	Auraiya, IN	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Kalpienung, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Blackdown, ZA	all-time rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Aiyansh, CA	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Pasighat, IN	daily rain	259.7 mm (10.2 in)	175.4 mm (6.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Akbarpur, IN	all-time rain	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Bhognipur, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Reenen, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Bidhuna, IN	all-time rain	204.3 mm (8.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Tohana, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Khutar, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Derapur, IN	daily rain	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Loch, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Kheri, IN	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Charbon Standard Portland Ceme, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1962	Paliganj, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	37 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 419 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 25	307
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1