Weather Records on 19 August 2007

1,360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2007. Highest significance: Elgin 2SSW, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 2007

On 19 August 2007, 1,360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
662 were record highs and 374 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,287 daily.
Elgin 2SSW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 19 August 2007.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,360 stations

1,360 station records on 19 August 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.4 mm (10.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Westby 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Randlett 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lookeba 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coquille City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charmany Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,360 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 308, Highest daily minimum 386, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 324.

Records on 19 August 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	308
Highest daily minimum	386
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2007 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 55, daily 1,287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,045 broken records

Margins by which the 1,045 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 169.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2007

Top 20 records on 19 August 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2007	Elgin 2SSW, US	all-time rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	50 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 August 2007	S Haven, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 August 2007	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Geary, US	monthly rain	264.4 mm (10.4 in)	169.1 mm (6.7 in)	57 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	all-time rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Watonga, US	all-time rain	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	La Crescent Dam 7, US	all-time rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Duncan, US	monthly rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Norman 3SSE, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Richland Ctr, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Westby 3ENE, US	all-time rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Ottawa, US	all-time rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Viroqua, US	all-time rain	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Postville, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Winona, US	all-time rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Montgomery, US	all-time rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Winona Dam 5 A, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2007	Chickasha Exp STN, US	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2007. 2007 had 1,360 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	967
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1