Weather Records on 19 August 2010

1,440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2010. Highest significance: Greer, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 2010

On 19 August 2010, 1,440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
830 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,397 daily.
Greer set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 19 August 2010.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,440 stations

1,440 station records on 19 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yuncheng	China	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skulte	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston Radio Wliv	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maksatiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Soledad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vidalia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barren Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tompo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkie	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Hickory Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nancintla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sretensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danglemah (Rutherglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,440 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 610, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 404.

Records on 19 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	610
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 1,397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,062 broken records

Margins by which the 1,062 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2010

Top 20 records on 19 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2010	Greer, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2010	Cookeville, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2010	Munising, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2010	Saltville 1N, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2010	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2010	Torrevieja, ES	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2010	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Yuncheng, CN	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Skulte, LV	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Agua Tibia, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Jamestown, US	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Anyang, CN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Somerset 2 N, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Paradise, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Salisbury, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Livingston Radio Wliv, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2010	Maksatiha, RU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2010. 2010 had 1,440 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	994
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2