Weather Records on 19 May 1926

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1926. Highest significance: S Bend AP, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1926

On 19 May 1926, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 101 daily.
S Bend AP set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 19 May 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 19 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1926

Top 20 records on 19 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1926	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	De Grey, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Laghouat, DZ	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Grants Pass, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	White River, CA	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Pakri, EE	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Durham, GB	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1926	Brinkley, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1926. 1926 had 102 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	63
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	1