Weather Records on 21 August 2019

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 2019. Highest significance: Saluda, US.

Key Facts for 21 August 2019

On 21 August 2019, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 619 daily.
Saluda set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 21 August 2019.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 21 August 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strachowice	Poland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanzil-Kynak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utena	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bialystok	Poland	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coronado Nmem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sasabe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 21 August 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 2019

Top 20 records on 21 August 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 2019	Saluda, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2019	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2019	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2019	Craig, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2019	Alicante, ES	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2019	Mullen 3S, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Agalega, MU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Saco 1 NNW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Strachowice, PL	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Castle Rock, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Farmington, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Beatrice 1N, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Black Rock, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Castle Dale, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Ferron, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2019	Ellendale Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	108 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

1800 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2019. 2019 had 631 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,290

Download the Data

Data for records on 2019-08-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	410
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1