Weather Records on 19 May 1951

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1951. Highest significance: Micurinsk, RU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1951

On 19 May 1951, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 417 daily.
Micurinsk set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 19 May 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 19 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 19 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1951

Top 20 records on 19 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1951	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1951	Santa Rita de Cassia, BR	monthly rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Healy, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Nkhota Kota, MW	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Bikrampur, IN	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1951	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Alton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Oakley 4W, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Peachester, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1951	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	29 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1951. 1951 had 422 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	336
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1