Weather Records on 19 May 1940

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1940. Highest significance: Gajapathinagaram, IN.

Key Facts for 19 May 1940

On 19 May 1940, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 303 daily.
Gajapathinagaram set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 19 May 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 19 May 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kawai Iki Intake 880	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 19 May 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1940

Top 20 records on 19 May 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1940	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Chazy, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Ranikhet, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Kerrville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Escanaba, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Big St Germain Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Coloso, PR	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Sherghati, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Kiev, UA	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1940	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1940	Attur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1940	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1940	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1940	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1940	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1940	Hatfield, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1940	Phelps, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1940	Karnah, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	29 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1940. 1940 had 306 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	192
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2