Weather Records on 19 May 1914

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1914. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1914

On 19 May 1914, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 37 daily.
Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 19 May 1914.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

37 stations

37 station records on 19 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tinapagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nillera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 19 May 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records

Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1914

Top 20 records on 19 May 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1914	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1914	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Tinapagee, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Vastervik, SE	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Dalhousie, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Nillera, AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Burrabogie, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Dalhousie, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Jonkoping, SE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1914	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	25 years	12 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1914. 1914 had 37 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-19 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1802	1
1803	1
1811	1
1825	1
1826	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1870	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	4
1881	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1899	3
1900	16
1901	5
1902	6
1903	12
1904	5
1905	3
1906	22
1907	23
1908	11
1909	4
1910	34
1911	69
1912	11
1913	20
1914	37
1915	56
1916	44
1917	21
1918	64
1919	42
1920	28
1921	171
1922	48
1923	75
1924	179
1925	258
1926	102
1927	154
1928	118
1929	373
1930	277
1931	268
1932	758
1933	517
1934	476
1935	270
1936	144
1937	295
1938	432
1939	216
1940	306
1941	352
1942	463
1943	852
1944	453
1945	443
1946	329
1947	263
1948	605
1949	950
1950	487
1951	422
1952	568
1953	690
1954	642
1955	560
1956	605
1957	836
1958	369
1959	487
1960	708
1961	273
1962	1,092
1963	542
1964	358
1965	231
1966	483
1967	514
1968	735
1969	912
1970	415
1971	772
1972	478
1973	676
1974	734
1975	616
1976	1,238
1977	726
1978	1,215
1979	516
1980	401
1981	1,264
1982	464
1983	1,014
1984	597
1985	386
1986	1,022
1987	876
1988	726
1989	694
1990	600
1991	1,020
1992	1,017
1993	934
1994	883
1995	1,175
1996	2,038
1997	1,074
1998	1,237
1999	682
2000	1,055
2001	779
2002	2,461
2003	1,523
2004	788
2005	834
2006	1,276
2007	725
2008	950
2009	1,577
2010	959
2011	1,257
2012	509
2013	841
2014	560
2015	1,080
2016	634
2017	1,547
2018	468
2019	1,239
2020	790
2021	579
2022	1,147
2023	709
2024	469
2025	764
2026	1,358

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	23
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1