Weather Records on 19 August 1996

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1996. Highest significance: Telchaquillo, MX.

Key Facts for 19 August 1996

On 19 August 1996, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 775 daily.
Telchaquillo set a daily record high minimum temperature of 31.1 C (88.0 F) on 19 August 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 19 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bachu	China	Record low maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Zenzontepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benavides #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Cuije	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saetermoen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 19 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

634 broken records

Margins by which the 634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1996

Top 20 records on 19 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Titusville, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Blyde (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Tempe Asu, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Steigen, NO	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Tombstone, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Galesburg, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Morgan City, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	monthly low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Pitea, SE	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Centerville 5 NE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	17.7 C (63.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1996	Jal, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 800 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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Data for records on 1996-08-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	538
5 to 10	45
10 to 15	21
15 to 20	13
20 to 25	8
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	5
35 to 40	2