Weather Records on 19 August 2021

1,366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2021. Highest significance: Levan, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 2021

On 19 August 2021, 1,366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 565 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,267 daily.
Levan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 19 August 2021.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,366 stations

1,366 station records on 19 August 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Camden	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Uhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cattaraugus	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prompton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfrog Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clure Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Short Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Park Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hans Flat Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbine Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,366 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 446, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 403.

Records on 19 August 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	446
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 98, daily 1,267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,131 broken records

Margins by which the 1,131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2021

Top 20 records on 19 August 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2021	Levan, US	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Decatur, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Dansville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Port-Gentil, GA	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Kochi, JP	daily rain	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Camden, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Uhta, RU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Boonville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Auburn, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Panguitch, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Somerset, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	New London Lock #22, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Corning, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Hemlock, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	122 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Cattaraugus, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Moab, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Alfred, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2021	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2021. 2021 had 1,366 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 20	1,053
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1