Weather Records on 19 August 1981

1,004 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1981. Highest significance: Dwtn Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1981

On 19 August 1981, 1,004 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 464 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 978 daily.
Dwtn Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 136.9 mm (5.4 in) on 19 August 1981.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,004 stations

1,004 station records on 19 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manhuacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muniz Freire (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Priargunsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Terk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garrafao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,004 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 285, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 337.

Records on 19 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	285
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 978.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1981

Top 20 records on 19 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1981	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1981	Ventspils, LV	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1981	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Manhuacu, BR	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Porto Firme, BR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Hatteras, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Muniz Freire (Dnos), BR	monthly rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Castelo, BR	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Priargunsk, RU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Cartersville, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Dores Do Manhumirim, BR	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Milledgeville, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Monticello, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos), BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Corinth 5 WSW, US	monthly low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Gouvea, BR	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Ak-Terk, KG	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Experiment, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1981	Rome, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	43 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1981. 1981 had 1,004 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 2026-10-15 (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	671
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1