Weather Records on 19 August 1969

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1969. Highest significance: Macon 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1969

On 19 August 1969, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 487 daily.
Macon 2 NE set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 19 August 1969.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 19 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suhobuzimskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brantley	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ermakovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1969

Top 20 records on 19 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1969	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Ashwood, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Watrap, IN	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Haleyville, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Suhobuzimskoe, RU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Senatobia, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Irvington, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Davangire, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Ripley, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Clifton, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Shepetivka, UA	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Coffee Springs 2 NW, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1969	Kosciusko, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1969. 1969 had 501 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	320
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2