Weather Records on 19 August 2008

1,186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2008. Highest significance: Kem-Port, RU.

Key Facts for 19 August 2008

On 19 August 2008, 1,186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
492 were record highs and 387 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,142 daily.
Kem-Port set a daily record precipitation of 49.4 mm (1.9 in) on 19 August 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,186 stations

1,186 station records on 19 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oasis Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gate	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aransas Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 21 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gridino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital KM. 150	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,186 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 263, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 307.

Records on 19 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	263
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 1,142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

865 broken records

Margins by which the 865 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2008

Top 20 records on 19 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2008	Kem-Port, RU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2008	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2008	Thornton 1SSE, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2008	Lowville, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2008	Sitiawan, MY	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Notla 3 SE, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Brenham, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Jiquipilco, MX	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Okeechobee, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Oasis Rs, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Perryton, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Cornwall, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Waco Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Nassau Airport New, BS	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2008	Chattanooga, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	49 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2008. 2008 had 1,186 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 20	780
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2