Weather Records on 19 May 1915

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1915. Highest significance: Jamestown, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 May 1915

On 19 May 1915, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 56 daily.
Jamestown set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 19 May 1915.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 19 May 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 May 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 56.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

51 broken records

Margins by which the 51 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1915

Top 20 records on 19 May 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1915	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1915	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Lawrence, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Welland, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1915	Buffalo, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	16 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1915. 1915 had 56 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1915-05-19: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	37
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1