Weather Records on 19 August 1976

1,144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1976. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 19 August 1976

On 19 August 1976, 1,144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 518 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,050 daily.
Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 57.1 mm (2.2 in) on 19 August 1976.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,144 stations

1,144 station records on 19 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Anastacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idria	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glazov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,144 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 298, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 19 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	298
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 86, daily 1,050.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1976

Top 20 records on 19 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1976	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1976	Eagle Bay, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Hawthorne AP, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Quata, BR	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Ponte Melo Peixoto, BR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Volnovakha, UA	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Orlandia, BR	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Santo Anastacio, BR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Fernie, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Corrales, MX	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Sao Manuel, BR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Edgeley 3WNW, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1976	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 1,144 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	855
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1