Weather Records on 1 August 2019

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 2019. Highest significance: Ottawa, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 2019

On 1 August 2019, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 461 daily.
Ottawa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 214.6 mm (8.4 in) on 1 August 2019.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 1 August 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sofijskij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lizard Head Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu	France	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sorocinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapaevo	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vozega	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Takayama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 1 August 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 2019 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 2019

Top 20 records on 1 August 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 2019	Ottawa, US	all-time rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2019	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2019	Lawrence, US	monthly rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2019	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	116 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2019	Moran, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Sofijskij Priisk, RU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Clinton Lake, US	all-time rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Parsons 2 NW, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Heeg, NL	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Lecompton, US	all-time rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Plant City, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Island Park, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Gadsden, US	all-time rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Audubon, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Middleboro, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	127 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Ajo, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Veselaja Gorka, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2019	Panguitch, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	45 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2019. 2019 had 479 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 2019-08-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	369
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1