Weather Records on 19 May 1953

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1953. Highest significance: Arhangelsk, RU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1953

On 19 May 1953, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 672 daily.
Arhangelsk set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 19 May 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 19 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 506.

Records on 19 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	506
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1953

Top 20 records on 19 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1953	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1953	Queenscliff, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1953	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1953	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Seven Persons, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Tazewell 2 SE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Springvale, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Indigo, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Merino, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Osbornes Flat, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	119 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1953	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	65 years	41 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 690 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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Data for records on 1953-05-19: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1953
Margin	Records
0 to 10	511
10 to 20	81
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2