Weather Records on 19 May 1947

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1947. Highest significance: Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1947

On 19 May 1947, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 259 daily.
Grassy Hill Radio Otc set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 19 May 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 19 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arriba	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pertabpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 19 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1947

Top 20 records on 19 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1947	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Hathwa, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Phulwari, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Contai, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1947	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Ardmore, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Brookings, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Basti, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Arriba, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Frederick, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1947	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	27 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1947. 1947 had 263 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1947
Margin	Records
0 to 10	160
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3