Weather Records on 19 August 2001

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2001. Highest significance: Datong, CN.

Key Facts for 19 August 2001

On 19 August 2001, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
730 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 979 daily.
Datong set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 19 August 2001.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 19 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valle Nacional	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Torsas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gottingen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tosteberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Batan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kosen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yuanping	China	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Gaspar de Los Reyes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 393, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 19 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	393
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 45, daily 979.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2001

Top 20 records on 19 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2001	Datong, CN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	General Cepeda, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Valle Nacional, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	163 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Balmoral, GB	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Braemar, GB	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Oktyabr Skoye, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Penicuik, GB	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Chinook, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Tvingelshed, SE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Torsas, SE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Waren, DE	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Halden, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Mina, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Keflavik, IS	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2001	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2001. 2001 had 1,027 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	609
5 to 10	45
10 to 15	22
15 to 20	14
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	4
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	3