Weather Records on 19 August 1983

1,387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1983. Highest significance: Helmet Peak Ruby Star, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1983

On 19 August 1983, 1,387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
882 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,311 daily.
Helmet Peak Ruby Star set an all-time record daily precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 19 August 1983.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,387 stations

1,387 station records on 19 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helmet Peak Ruby Star	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aliso Canyon Oat Mtn F	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Indep Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoima Dam Fc33A-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,387 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 467, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 415, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 316.

Records on 19 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	467
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	415
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 68, daily 1,311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,026 broken records

Margins by which the 1,026 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1983

Top 20 records on 19 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1983	Helmet Peak Ruby Star, US	all-time rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1983	Conroe, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1983	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1983	La Crescenta Fc251 C, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Livingston 2 NNE, US	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Marlin, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Van Horn, US	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Centerville, US	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Hewitt, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Rainbow, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Aliso Canyon Oat Mtn F, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Groveton, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Tomball, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Mc Ville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Jewett, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Altadena, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Clodine, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Mexia, US	all-time rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1983	Lake City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	49 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1983. 1983 had 1,387 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	955
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3