Weather Records on 19 May 1930

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1930. Highest significance: Brookhaven City, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1930

On 19 May 1930, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 263 daily.
Brookhaven City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 19 May 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 19 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Speers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 19 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1930

Top 20 records on 19 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1930	Brookhaven City, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Charleston, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Louisville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Natchez, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Uman, UA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Speers Ferry, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1930	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Batesville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Tuscumbia, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Decatur, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Clarksville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1930	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	28 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1930. 1930 had 277 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	175
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2