Weather Records on 19 August 2019

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2019. Highest significance: Outtrim, AU.

Key Facts for 19 August 2019

On 19 August 2019, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 582 daily.
Outtrim set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 19 August 2019.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 19 August 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jordalen - Nasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boothville ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Tarwin (Mirboo Pastoral C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naimakka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.2 C (106.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 19 August 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2019

Top 20 records on 19 August 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2019	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	128 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 August 2019	Roldal, NO	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2019	Ventnor (Oaklands), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Agalega, MU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Mirboo North Water Board, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Jordalen - Nasen, NO	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Quincy 3 SSW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Atmore, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Jamestown 2 NW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Huesca, ES	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Fillmore, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Portales, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Balmorhea, US	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Boothville ASOS, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	El Paso Intl AP, US	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	San Marcos, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2019	Snyder, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	42 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 601 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 10	380
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2