Weather Records on 19 May 1944

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1944. Highest significance: Alta, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1944

On 19 May 1944, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 441 daily.
Alta set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 19 May 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 19 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1944

Top 20 records on 19 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1944	Alta, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	West Bend, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Monroe, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Satara, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Boone, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Kumminin, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Ames 3 SW, US	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1944	Elberta, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Hungund, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Belle Plaine, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Snyder, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1944	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1944. 1944 had 453 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1944-05-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	278
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1