Weather Records on 19 August 2002

1,389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2002. Highest significance: Whitestown, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 2002

On 19 August 2002, 1,389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
913 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,353 daily.
Whitestown set a daily record precipitation of 98.8 mm (3.9 in) on 19 August 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,389 stations

1,389 station records on 19 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	230.7 mm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Juarez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Contla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leon 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,389 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 485, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 428, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 206.

Records on 19 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	485
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	428
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 1,353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,065 broken records

Margins by which the 1,065 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2002

Top 20 records on 19 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2002	Whitestown, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2002	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Oshima, JP	daily rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Van Buren 2, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Kawaguchiko, JP	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Philippine, NL	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Kentland, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	20.2 C (68.4 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Haikou, CN	daily rain	230.7 mm (9.1 in)	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Omaezaki, JP	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Noorbeek, NL	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Biervliet, NL	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Amherst, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Red Lodge, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Ajiro, JP	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Downing, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2002	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	44 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2002. 2002 had 1,389 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 2002-08-19: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	1,032
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2