Weather Records on 19 May 1946

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1946. Highest significance: Colesberg (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 May 1946

On 19 May 1946, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 324 daily.
Colesberg (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 19 May 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 19 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Craigdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 19 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1946

Top 20 records on 19 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1946	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Dargo, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Groenfontein "Montagu", ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Reedy Flat, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Great Falls, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Mancelona, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Cudgewa State School, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Genoa, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1946	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	37 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1946. 1946 had 329 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 20	246
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1