Weather Records on 19 August 1978

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1978. Highest significance: Antioch, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1978

On 19 August 1978, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 486 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 837 daily.
Antioch set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 19 August 1978.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 19 August 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pjarnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 19 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1978

Top 20 records on 19 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1978	Antioch, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1978	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1978	Perry, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1978	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Juarez (Smn), MX	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Keurboomsrivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Willowvale, AU	monthly rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Tonti (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Pjarnu, EE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Patho West, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Riga, LV	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1978	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	42 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1978. 1978 had 863 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	651
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1