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Weather Records on 19 May 1917

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1917. Highest significance: Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR.

Key Facts for 19 May 1917

  • On 19 May 1917, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 19 May 1917.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 19 May 1917 21 station records on 19 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 19 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 May 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation27.5 mm (1.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
OuttrimAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
RedhillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
CarabostAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 19 May 1917 by type Records set or tied on 19 May 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 May 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 19 May 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 May 1917 by timescale Records on 19 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 19 May 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1917 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1917
Top 20 records on 19 May 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 May 1917Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain27.5 mm (1.1 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)18 years35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1917Watford, CAdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)14 years26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Nariel Creek (Simpson), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Ft Bidwell, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Outtrim, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Innsbruck, ATdaily high min16.4 C (61.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Ottawa, CAdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Redhill, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min15.5 C (59.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min14.2 C (57.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Brinkworth (Bungaree), AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Hambantota, LKdaily low min22.4 C (72.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Carabost, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Karesuando, SEdaily low min-9.5 C (14.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Concordia ASOS, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Mahackala, RUdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917Arnsberg, DEdaily high min (Tie)13.5 C (56.3 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1917St Albans, CAdaily low min (Tie)-3.3 C (26.1 F)tie24 years2 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 1917
Records on 05-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1917. 1917 had 21 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 1917. 1917 had 21 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).