Weather Records on 19 August 1995

1,542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1995. Highest significance: Jacksonville Beach, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1995

On 19 August 1995, 1,542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,035 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,494 daily.
Jacksonville Beach set an all-time record daily precipitation of 319.0 mm (12.6 in) on 19 August 1995.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,542 stations

1,542 station records on 19 August 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Totutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pescados (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cook 18 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Towalla Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,542 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 500, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 535, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 19 August 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	500
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	535
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1995 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 45, daily 1,494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,112 broken records

Margins by which the 1,112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1995

Top 20 records on 19 August 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1995	Jacksonville Beach, US	all-time rain	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 August 1995	Walhalla 1 SW, US	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1995	Garissa, KE	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	San Simon, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Pelion 0.8 NW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Mombasa, KE	monthly rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Kelliher, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Arcadia, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Brookings, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Totutla, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1995	Gurabo Substn, PR	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	45 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1995. 1995 had 1,542 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	1,048
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1