Weather Records on 19 May 1928

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1928. Highest significance: Johnsonville, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1928

On 19 May 1928, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 116 daily.
Johnsonville set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 19 May 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 19 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 45.

Records on 19 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1928

Top 20 records on 19 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1928	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1928	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Greensburg, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Warren 2 ENE, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Water Valley, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Marion, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Ashwood, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	New Braunfels, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Talladega, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Constantine, DZ	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Oneonta, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Palmetto, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Susendal, NO	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1928	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1928. 1928 had 118 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	73
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1