Weather Records on 19 August 1984

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1984. Highest significance: Kasilof 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1984

On 19 August 1984, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 579 daily.
Kasilof 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 19 August 1984.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 19 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sokode	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schenectady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monida	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian del Oeste	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 19 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1984

Top 20 records on 19 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1984	Kasilof 3 NW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Sokode, TG	monthly high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Bartlett Dam, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Pahrump 4 NW, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Kenai AP, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Bailey, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Galway, IE	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Motozintla (Smn), MX	monthly low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Niceville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	St Petersburg, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1984	Totolapa (Smn), MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1984	Holbrook, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1984	Atwood Lake, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1984. 1984 had 598 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 5	340
5 to 10	46
10 to 15	24
15 to 20	13
20 to 25	7
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	4
35 to 40	2