Weather Records on 19 August 2003

918 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2003. Highest significance: Julian Cdf, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 2003

On 19 August 2003, 918 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
585 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 895 daily.
Julian Cdf set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 19 August 2003.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

918 stations

918 station records on 19 August 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peuelitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porvoo Bengtsby	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huites	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hunter	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chino Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Exp. Manuel Gonzalez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

918 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 348, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 19 August 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	348
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2003

Top 20 records on 19 August 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2003	Julian Cdf, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	109 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2003	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Kinston, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Mineral-Nye-Vody, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Belleville, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Hardy, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Temascalcingo, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Springer, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Howells, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Eldorado Springs, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Ness City, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2003	Seward, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2003. 2003 had 918 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	596
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2