Weather Records on 19 August 2023

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2023. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 19 August 2023

On 19 August 2023, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
680 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 882 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 19 August 2023.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 19 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maridalsoset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Al III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sokna II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 358, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 115.

Records on 19 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	358
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 21, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2023

Top 20 records on 19 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2023	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Newburyport, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	133 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Maridalsoset, NO	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Leo 6 SW, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Lunner, NO	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Columbia, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	130 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Westcliffe, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Al III, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2023	Ft Valley, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	41 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2023. 2023 had 910 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	671
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2