Weather Records on 19 August 2014

701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2014. Highest significance: Vargarda_D, SE.

Key Facts for 19 August 2014

On 19 August 2014, 701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 684 daily.
Vargarda_D set an all-time record daily precipitation of 96.1 mm (3.8 in) on 19 August 2014.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

701 stations

701 station records on 19 August 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vargarda_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lanna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saebo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikne I Osterdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blagodarnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fiskabygd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rhonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang (Pleasant View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gendalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karungi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulihe	China	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tidaholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

701 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 284.

Records on 19 August 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2014 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2014

Top 20 records on 19 August 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2014	Vargarda_D, SE	all-time rain	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 August 2014	Uplo, SE	all-time rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 August 2014	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 August 2014	Prescott, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	111 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2014	Lanna, SE	all-time rain	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2014	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	107 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2014	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	108 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2014	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	121 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2014	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2014	Buchan, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2014	Nenjiang, CN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2014	Yongan, CN	monthly rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Saebo, NO	monthly rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Tarpley 3S, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Wittmann 1SE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Hermidale Tank, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Ensay, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	54 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2014. 2014 had 701 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	531
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1