Weather Records on 19 August 1993

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1993. Highest significance: Chariton 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 1993

On 19 August 1993, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 749 daily.
Chariton 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 19 August 1993.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 19 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Balkasino	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkalyk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osborne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lorimor	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taretan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Firth	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Caimanera (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amguema	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney 16N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 749.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1993

Top 20 records on 19 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1993	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1993	Osceola, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1993	Balkasino, KZ	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1993	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1993	Nagasaki, JP	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Iizuka, JP	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Arkalyk, KZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	La Tuna 1 S, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Fukuoka, JP	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Loche, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Izuhara, JP	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Harmony, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Estancia, BR	monthly rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Presa Valerio Trujano, MX	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1993	Presa Sabaneta, MX	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	38 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1993. 1993 had 771 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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Data for records on 1993-08-19: 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	491
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1