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Weather Records on 18 May 1919

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1919. Highest significance: Yarmouth, CA.

Key Facts for 18 May 1919

  • On 18 May 1919, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Yarmouth set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 18 May 1919.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 18 May 1919 30 station records on 18 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 18 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
BondiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low minimum temperature3.4 C (38.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.1 C (26.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 18 May 1919 by type Records set or tied on 18 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 18 May 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 May 1919 by timescale Records on 18 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 28.
Records on 18 May 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 May 1919 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 145 to 10: 210 to 15: 415 to 20: 220 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 May 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 514
5 to 102
10 to 154
15 to 202
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1919
Top 20 records on 18 May 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 May 1919Yarmouth, CAmonthly rain78.7 mm (3.1 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)5 years35 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1919Saint John, CAdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)41 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AUdaily rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)31 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)47 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Pesaro, ITdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Bondi, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low max7.7 C (45.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Burketown Post Office, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min2.5 C (36.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Tashkent, UZdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Warren (Eenaweena), AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Point Escuminac, CAdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Skara 1, SEdaily low min-3.5 C (25.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Cottbus, DEdaily low min2.1 C (35.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low min-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Uman, UAdaily low min0.9 C (33.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Cottbus, DEdaily low max10.3 C (50.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1919Plauen, DEdaily low min1.3 C (34.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)23 years10 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

1796 to 1919
Records on 05-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 30 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11798: 11802: 21832: 11833: 11845: 11847: 11848: 11855: 11859: 11861: 21863: 31864: 11866: 21868: 21869: 11870: 11871: 21872: 11874: 21877: 41878: 11879: 11881: 11883: 21884: 21885: 11887: 11888: 41889: 21891: 11893: 21894: 41895: 51896: 21897: 21898: 11899: 11900: 131901: 61902: 91903: 71904: 111905: 21906: 241907: 181908: 51909: 121910: 501911: 641912: 51913: 111914: 451915: 551916: 741917: 301918: 421919: 301920: 261921: 411922: 331923: 611924: 921925: 2201926: 1331927: 1801928: 1601929: 1931930: 4751931: 1911932: 4601933: 3801934: 3901935: 4001936: 2821937: 3481938: 3821939: 1691940: 3151941: 3341942: 4211943: 7441944: 4961945: 7061946: 6511947: 2311948: 4261949: 5971950: 4731951: 2791952: 4931953: 3931954: 4981955: 8481956: 7951957: 5951958: 3341959: 4351960: 4041961: 1871962: 1,1991963: 4771964: 3291965: 3451966: 4381967: 4101968: 8171969: 8651970: 7031971: 6661972: 4991973: 1,2331974: 1,0971975: 3831976: 7331977: 1,1261978: 1,0901979: 3991980: 6141981: 1,2181982: 4521983: 1,0931984: 7171985: 4981986: 1,1311987: 8231988: 1,1541989: 7211990: 7531991: 1,2181992: 9211993: 7071994: 1,0151995: 1,8491996: 1,7671997: 1,1151998: 1,0601999: 5842000: 9222001: 8982002: 1,8332003: 1,2702004: 8472005: 6302006: 1,4932007: 1,1332008: 9992009: 1,3682010: 8942011: 1,4062012: 5232013: 8162014: 6092015: 7852016: 5972017: 1,8552018: 5572019: 8102020: 7062021: 4182022: 7112023: 5542024: 5512025: 6192026: 1,1311796187118961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 30 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-18 in each year
YearRecords
17961
17981
18022
18321
18331
18451
18471
18481
18551
18591
18612
18633
18641
18662
18682
18691
18701
18712
18721
18742
18774
18781
18791
18811
18832
18842
18851
18871
18884
18892
18911
18932
18944
18955
18962
18972
18981
18991
190013
19016
19029
19037
190411
19052
190624
190718
19085
190912
191050
191164
19125
191311
191445
191555
191674
191730
191842
191930
192026
192141
192233
192361
192492
1925220
1926133
1927180
1928160
1929193
1930475
1931191
1932460
1933380
1934390
1935400
1936282
1937348
1938382
1939169
1940315
1941334
1942421
1943744
1944496
1945706
1946651
1947231
1948426
1949597
1950473
1951279
1952493
1953393
1954498
1955848
1956795
1957595
1958334
1959435
1960404
1961187
19621,199
1963477
1964329
1965345
1966438
1967410
1968817
1969865
1970703
1971666
1972499
19731,233
19741,097
1975383
1976733
19771,126
19781,090
1979399
1980614
19811,218
1982452
19831,093
1984717
1985498
19861,131
1987823
19881,154
1989721
1990753
19911,218
1992921
1993707
19941,015
19951,849
19961,767
19971,115
19981,060
1999584
2000922
2001898
20021,833
20031,270
2004847
2005630
20061,493
20071,133
2008999
20091,368
2010894
20111,406
2012523
2013816
2014609
2015785
2016597
20171,855
2018557
2019810
2020706
2021418
2022711
2023554
2024551
2025619
20261,131

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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).