Weather Records on 19 August 1970

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1970. Highest significance: Pusad, IN.

Key Facts for 19 August 1970

On 19 August 1970, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 455 daily.
Pusad set a daily record precipitation of 162.4 mm (6.4 in) on 19 August 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

468 stations

468 station records on 19 August 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	311.2 mm (12.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manchappa	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	194.7 mm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	313.6 mm (12.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nirmal	India	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srimangala	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Posevnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 232.

Records on 19 August 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1970

Top 20 records on 19 August 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1970	Pusad, IN	daily rain	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1970	Bugulma, RU	all-time rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1970	Malkapur, IN	daily rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Pachora, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Mamanguape, BR	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Bhadgaon, IN	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Marayur, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Ghoda Ambegaon, IN	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Akot, IN	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Welland, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Chopda, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Alibag Obsy, IN	monthly rain	311.2 mm (12.3 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Shencottah, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1970	Manchappa, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	12 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1970. 1970 had 468 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	328
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1