Weather Records on 19 May 1952

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1952. Highest significance: Nikolaev, UA.

Key Facts for 19 May 1952

On 19 May 1952, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 562 daily.
Nikolaev set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 19 May 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 19 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 247, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 19 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	247
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1952

Top 20 records on 19 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1952	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1952	Odesa, UA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1952	Champawat, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1952	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1952	Sikeston, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1952	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1952	Clanton, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1952	Coongan Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Gospic, HR	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Jennings, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Nowgong, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Kherson, UA	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Temple, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Tg Jiu, RO	daily low min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1952	Bee Branch, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	31 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1952. 1952 had 568 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	423
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3