Weather Records on 19 August 1971

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1971. Highest significance: Sulitjelma, NO.

Key Facts for 19 August 1971

On 19 August 1971, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 360 daily.
Sulitjelma set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.3 mm (2.3 in) on 19 August 1971.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 19 August 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ortonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogoron	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loksak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chohataury	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rtiscevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rhebokskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Needles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 August 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 August 1971 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1971

Top 20 records on 19 August 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1971	Sulitjelma, NO	monthly rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1971	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1971	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1971	Red Rock 6 SSW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1971	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1971	Beiarn, NO	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Nord-Rana, NO	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Ortonville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Bowie, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Samtredia, GE	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Glomfjord, NO	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Ogoron, RU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1971	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1971. 1971 had 376 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 10	227
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1