Weather Records on 19 August 1975

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1975. Highest significance: Paradise Valley 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1975

On 19 August 1975, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 519 daily.
Paradise Valley 1 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 19 August 1975.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 19 August 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Objacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boughton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salt Springs Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 236.

Records on 19 August 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1975

Top 20 records on 19 August 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1975	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1975	Georgetown, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Golconda, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Iowa Hill, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Hoxie, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Camden 1, US	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Primghar, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Trousdale 1 NE, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Mansfield, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Carson, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	W Pt, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Sanborn, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Gayvoron, UA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Bigfork 13 S, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Objacevo, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Yemassee 1 N, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1975	Manchester 4 W, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	68 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1975. 1975 had 561 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	410
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1