Weather Records on 19 May 1927

154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1927. Highest significance: Geilo, NO.

Key Facts for 19 May 1927

On 19 May 1927, 154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 150 daily.
Geilo set a daily record snow depth of 133.0 cm (52.4 in) on 19 May 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

154 stations

154 station records on 19 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

154 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1927

Top 20 records on 19 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1927	Columbus, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1927	Pana, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1927	Columbus Ohio St UNIV, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Anderson 1 N, US	all-time rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Beaver Dam, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Casey, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Logansport Cicott St, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Kenton, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Waynesville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Ozark, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Waco, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1927	Staunton Wtp, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	19 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1927. 1927 had 154 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 200	116
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1