Weather Records on 19 July 1981

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1981. Highest significance: Garrigala, TM.

Key Facts for 19 July 1981

On 19 July 1981, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 891 daily.
Garrigala set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.1 mm (3.7 in) on 19 July 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 19 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garrigala	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gazandzhyk	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Herrnhut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waldhauser (National Park)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdamir	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverdale 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freiberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grosser Falkenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 312.

Records on 19 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 15, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1981

Top 20 records on 19 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1981	Garrigala, TM	all-time rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Gazandzhyk, TM	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Zugspitze, DE	all-time rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Metten, DE	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Herrnhut, DE	all-time rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Eagle, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1981	Lachin, AZ	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Melrose, AU	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Pemfling-Pitzling, DE	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Munchen-Riem, DE	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1981	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, DE	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 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

1799 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 915 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	631
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	24
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1