Weather Records on 19 May 1939

216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1939. Highest significance: Edmonton, CA.

Key Facts for 19 May 1939

On 19 May 1939, 216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 213 daily.
Edmonton set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 19 May 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

216 stations

216 station records on 19 May 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

216 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 May 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1939

Top 20 records on 19 May 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1939	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1939	Stirling, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Runge, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Nazira, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Shubuta, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Alix, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Damra, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Ashton 1, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Sion, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Amite, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Springer, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1939	Riverton, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	52 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1939. 1939 had 216 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	142
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1