Weather Records on 24 August 2019

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2019. Highest significance: Madill, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 2019

On 24 August 2019, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 404 daily.
Madill set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 24 August 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 24 August 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Story	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Strelka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gate	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mariinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Mesto	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Segou	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Demjanskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbrier	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 102.

Records on 24 August 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2019

Top 20 records on 24 August 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2019	Madill, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2019	Story, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2019	Strelka, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2019	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Jasper, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Wallace, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Bartlett 1W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Gate, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Coffeeville, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Midwest, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Harrison Boone Co AP, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Mariupol', UA	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Gilbert, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Hope, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2019	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	30.7 C (87.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	119 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

1802 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2019. 2019 had 416 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

Download the Data

Data for records on 2019-08-24: 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 10	260
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1