Weather Records on 19 August 1963

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1963. Highest significance: Greenbushes, AU.

Key Facts for 19 August 1963

On 19 August 1963, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 329 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 554 daily.
Greenbushes set a daily record precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 19 August 1963.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 19 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 19 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1963

Top 20 records on 19 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1963	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1963	Rayne 6 N, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Arlington, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Hathwa, IN	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Padrauna, IN	daily rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Mexico, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Griggsville, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Brunswick Junction, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Grafton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Patti, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Delphi 2 N, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Caledonia, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Orje, NO	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1963	Tuscola, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	38 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1963. 1963 had 570 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	418
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1