Weather Records on 19 May 1934

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1934. Highest significance: Goondi Mill Csr, AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1934

On 19 May 1934, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 429 daily.
Goondi Mill Csr set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 19 May 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 19 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tebessa	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Downing 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1934

Top 20 records on 19 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1934	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Tebessa, DZ	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Venkatagirikota, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Forbesganj, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Algona, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Santee, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Willow City, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Fayette, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Faribault, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Waukesha Wwtp, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Iowa Falls, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Mason City, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Postville, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1934	Scottsboro, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	21 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1934. 1934 had 476 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	344
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2