Weather Records on 19 May 1929

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1929. Highest significance: Windsor Kings College, CA.

Key Facts for 19 May 1929

On 19 May 1929, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 369 daily.
Windsor Kings College set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 19 May 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 19 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 19 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1929

Top 20 records on 19 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1929	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1929	Biloxi, US	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1929	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Bottineau, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Richmond, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Robeline, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Grafton, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Kingston, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Greensboro, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Greensburg, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Charlottetown, CA	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	New London, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Abbeville, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Hermann, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Circleville, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Chatham, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	22 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1929. 1929 had 373 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 20	283
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1