Weather Records on 19 August 2004

1,310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2004. Highest significance: Comanche, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 2004

On 19 August 2004, 1,310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 545 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,267 daily.
Comanche set an all-time record daily precipitation of 225.0 mm (8.9 in) on 19 August 2004.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,310 stations

1,310 station records on 19 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pjalica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vuonatjviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kasa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sater_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Salitre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Center City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ylistaro Kainasto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toholampi Oravala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ylistaro Asemanseutu	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaustinen Tastula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kittelfjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puottaure	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gendalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robacksdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,310 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 370, Heaviest daily rainfall 374.

Records on 19 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	370
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 34, daily 1,267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

995 broken records

Margins by which the 995 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2004

Top 20 records on 19 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2004	Comanche, US	all-time rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2004	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2004	Pjalica, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2004	Hundseid I Vikedal, NO	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2004	Vuonatjviken, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2004	Hico, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2004	Denver-Stapleton, US	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Waterdale, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Kasa, SE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Wray, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Sater_D, SE	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Myskelasen_D, SE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Colorado City, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Nome AP, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	El Salitre, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Leipikvattnet, SE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Highland Home, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Eureka Rs, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2004	Center City, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	50 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2004. 2004 had 1,310 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	854
10 to 20	72
20 to 30	42
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1