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Weather Records on 19 May 1901

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1901. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1901

  • On 19 May 1901, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.7 C (58.5 F) on 19 May 1901.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 19 May 1901 5 station records on 19 May 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 19 May 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 May 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.5 C (72.5 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 19 May 1901 by type Records set or tied on 19 May 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 May 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 19 May 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 May 1901 by timescale Records on 19 May 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 May 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 19 May 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1901 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.8. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 01 to 2: 22 to 3: 03 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 10
1 to 22
2 to 30
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1901
Top 5 records on 19 May 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 May 1901Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min14.7 C (58.5 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)40 years28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1901Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max22.5 C (72.5 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1901Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1901Portland, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)0 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1798 to 1901
Records on 05-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1901. 1901 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001798: 11802: 11803: 11811: 11825: 11826: 11843: 11845: 11847: 11848: 11861: 21864: 11866: 21868: 21870: 21872: 21873: 11877: 41878: 11879: 11880: 41881: 21885: 31886: 11888: 41890: 21891: 11892: 11893: 11894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 31898: 11899: 31900: 161901: 51902: 61903: 121904: 51905: 31906: 221907: 231908: 111909: 41910: 341911: 691912: 111913: 201914: 371915: 561916: 441917: 211918: 641919: 421920: 281921: 1711922: 481923: 751924: 1791925: 2581926: 1021927: 1541928: 1181929: 3731930: 2771931: 2681932: 7581933: 5171934: 4761935: 2701936: 1441937: 2951938: 4321939: 2161940: 3061941: 3521942: 4631943: 8521944: 4531945: 4431946: 3291947: 2631948: 6051949: 9501950: 4871951: 4221952: 5681953: 6901954: 6421955: 5601956: 6051957: 8361958: 3691959: 4871960: 7081961: 2731962: 1,0921963: 5421964: 3581965: 2311966: 4831967: 5141968: 7351969: 9121970: 4151971: 7721972: 4781973: 6761974: 7341975: 6161976: 1,2381977: 7261978: 1,2151979: 5161980: 4011981: 1,2641982: 4641983: 1,0141984: 5971985: 3861986: 1,0221987: 8761988: 7261989: 6941990: 6001991: 1,0201992: 1,0171993: 9341994: 8831995: 1,1751996: 2,0381997: 1,0741998: 1,2371999: 6822000: 1,0552001: 7792002: 2,4612003: 1,5232004: 7882005: 8342006: 1,2762007: 7252008: 9502009: 1,5772010: 9592011: 1,2572012: 5092013: 8412014: 5602015: 1,0802016: 6342017: 1,5472018: 4682019: 1,2392020: 7902021: 5792022: 1,1472023: 7092024: 4692025: 7642026: 1,3581798187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1901. 1901 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-19 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18021
18031
18111
18251
18261
18431
18451
18471
18481
18612
18641
18662
18682
18702
18722
18731
18774
18781
18791
18804
18812
18853
18861
18884
18902
18911
18921
18931
18943
18951
18963
18973
18981
18993
190016
19015
19026
190312
19045
19053
190622
190723
190811
19094
191034
191169
191211
191320
191437
191556
191644
191721
191864
191942
192028
1921171
192248
192375
1924179
1925258
1926102
1927154
1928118
1929373
1930277
1931268
1932758
1933517
1934476
1935270
1936144
1937295
1938432
1939216
1940306
1941352
1942463
1943852
1944453
1945443
1946329
1947263
1948605
1949950
1950487
1951422
1952568
1953690
1954642
1955560
1956605
1957836
1958369
1959487
1960708
1961273
19621,092
1963542
1964358
1965231
1966483
1967514
1968735
1969912
1970415
1971772
1972478
1973676
1974734
1975616
19761,238
1977726
19781,215
1979516
1980401
19811,264
1982464
19831,014
1984597
1985386
19861,022
1987876
1988726
1989694
1990600
19911,020
19921,017
1993934
1994883
19951,175
19962,038
19971,074
19981,237
1999682
20001,055
2001779
20022,461
20031,523
2004788
2005834
20061,276
2007725
2008950
20091,577
2010959
20111,257
2012509
2013841
2014560
20151,080
2016634
20171,547
2018468
20191,239
2020790
2021579
20221,147
2023709
2024469
2025764
20261,358

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).