Weather Records on 19 August 1990

871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1990. Highest significance: Ann Arbor U of Mich, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1990

On 19 August 1990, 871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 841 daily.
Ann Arbor U of Mich set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 19 August 1990.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

871 stations

871 station records on 19 August 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Do Vere (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ripon 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abelardo Luz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vittangi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lanesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Soppero	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

871 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 455.

Records on 19 August 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1990 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 23, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1990

Top 20 records on 19 August 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1990	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1990	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1990	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1990	Fazenda Alegria, BR	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1990	Wilsonville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1990	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Holm, RU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Marietta Lock 1, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Brazzaville, CG	monthly rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Anacortes, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Carpenter 3N, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Heemstede, NL	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Luiz Alves, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Veraval, IN	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Beaver City, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1990	Preston, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 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

1797 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1990. 1990 had 871 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	627
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1