Weather Records on 19 August 1974

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1974. Highest significance: Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES.

Key Facts for 19 August 1974

On 19 August 1974, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 445 daily.
Murcia/Alcantarilla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 19 August 1974.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 19 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lermontovo	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calamocha-Vor	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1974

Top 20 records on 19 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1974	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1974	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Lermontovo, AM	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Indore, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Calamocha-Vor, ES	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	El-Golea, DZ	daily low min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Irwin, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Belmont (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Wisley, GB	monthly low min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1974	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	36 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1974. 1974 had 466 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 50	365
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1