Weather Records on 19 August 2016

931 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2016. Highest significance: Crystal Brook, AU.

Key Facts for 19 August 2016

On 19 August 2016, 931 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 909 daily.
Crystal Brook set a daily record precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 19 August 2016.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

931 stations

931 station records on 19 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook Section 299	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton (Wandearah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Calcannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Slettnes Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

931 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 19 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

785 broken records

Margins by which the 785 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2016

Top 20 records on 19 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2016	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	129 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2016	Blyth, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	129 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2016	Lattakia, SY	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	22 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2016	Snowtown (Condowie), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2016	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2016	Satna, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2016	Springdale, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2016	Cloverdale, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Mondovi, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Crystal Brook Section 299, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	129 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Alicia 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Thermopolis, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	129 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Brackettville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Chester, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Laura, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	129 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2016. 2016 had 931 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	767
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1