Weather Records on 19 August 2005

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2005. Highest significance: Kisinev, MD.

Key Facts for 19 August 2005

On 19 August 2005, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 894 daily.
Kisinev set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 19 August 2005.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 19 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	277.9 mm (10.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Vum	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozerna	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamianets-Podil Sky	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 376, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 19 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	376
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2005

Top 20 records on 19 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2005	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2005	Cuetzalan del Progreso, MX	daily rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2005	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2005	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2005	Williamson, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs), MX	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Azueta, MX	daily rain	277.9 mm (10.9 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Tancochapa, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	St Kruis, NL	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Vevay, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Polo, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Bad Nauheim, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	San Juan Atepec, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Valley Falls 3 SW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	Topeka ASOS, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2005	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2005. 2005 had 920 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 25	610
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1