Weather Records on 31 August 2019

781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2019. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 31 August 2019

On 31 August 2019, 781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 765 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 31 August 2019.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

781 stations

781 station records on 31 August 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkaba (O'Connors Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qitai	China	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

781 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 115.

Records on 31 August 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2019

Top 20 records on 31 August 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2019	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2019	De Soto, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	114 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2019	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Neligh, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Putbus, DE	daily high max	29.6 C (85.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Iwamizawa, JP	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Guipavas, FR	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Oakdale, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Kirup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Castle Dale, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	31.9 C (89.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly low max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Budapest, HU	daily high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Karwar, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Winslow AP, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2019	Nulkaba (O'Connors Road), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 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

1796 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 781 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

Download the Data

Data for records on 2019-08-31: 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	625
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1