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Weather Records on 19 May 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1908. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 19 May 1908

  • On 19 May 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Milan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.2 C (90.0 F) on 19 May 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 19 May 1908 11 station records on 19 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 19 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 19 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 19 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 19 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 May 1908 by timescale Records on 19 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 19 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.2. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 3: 53 to 5: 25 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 35
3 to 52
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1908
Top 11 records on 19 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 May 1908Milan, ITdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)17.2 mm (0.7 in)18 years21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Casino Airport, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Stratford, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain (Tie)18.8 mm (0.7 in)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1908Southampton, CAdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie5 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 1908
Records on 05-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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 1908. 1908 had 11 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).