Weather Records on 19 August 1972

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1972. Highest significance: Brejo Do Cruz, BR.

Key Facts for 19 August 1972

On 19 August 1972, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 530 daily.
Brejo Do Cruz set a daily record precipitation of 65.2 mm (2.6 in) on 19 August 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 19 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Losinoborskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 19 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1972

Top 20 records on 19 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1972	Brejo Do Cruz, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1972	Sao Bento Do Una, BR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Sundance, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Colony, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Rio Formoso, BR	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Winona, US	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Miles City AP, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	La Crescent Dam 7, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Gary, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Osijek, HR	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Moosomin, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	St Augustine, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Falfurrias, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Tashir, AM	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Losinoborskoe, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Cypress River, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Charleston, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1972	Laguna, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	39 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1972. 1972 had 547 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	400
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1