Weather Records on 19 May 1923

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1923. Highest significance: New Orleans Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1923

On 19 May 1923, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 75 daily.
New Orleans Audubon set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 19 May 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 19 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 19 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1923

Top 20 records on 19 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1923	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1923	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Adairsville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Houma, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Clunes, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Sveg, SE	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Wien, AT	daily low max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Boras, SE	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1923	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	30 years	15 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1923. 1923 had 75 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 10	58
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1