Weather Records on 19 May 1942

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1942. Highest significance: Daflating, IN.

Key Facts for 19 May 1942

On 19 May 1942, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 462 daily.
Daflating set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 19 May 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 19 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1942

Top 20 records on 19 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1942	Daflating, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Toorak, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Temple, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Amguri, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Silvan State School, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Roanoke, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Brackettville, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Mamanguape, BR	daily rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Sekoni, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Sonari, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1942	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1942. 1942 had 463 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	307
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	6
70 to 80	1