Weather Records on 19 May 1954

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1954. Highest significance: Ter Apel, NL.

Key Facts for 19 May 1954

On 19 May 1954, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 611 daily.
Ter Apel set a daily record precipitation of 31.7 mm (1.2 in) on 19 May 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 19 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 310, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	310
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1954

Top 20 records on 19 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1954	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1954	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1954	Groningen-1, NL	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1954	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Vrugbaar, ZA	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Springbok, ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1954	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1954. 1954 had 642 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).