Weather Records on 19 May 1956

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1956. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 19 May 1956

On 19 May 1956, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
426 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 603 daily.
Armagh set a daily record low minimum temperature of 0.0 C (32.0 F) on 19 May 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 19 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1956

Top 20 records on 19 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1956	Armagh, GB	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1956	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1956	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1956	Fort St James, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Benton City 2 NW, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Abilene, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Red Lodge, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Dayville, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Pomeroy, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Barkerville, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Tucson WFO, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Norman 3SSE, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Ellensburg, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1956	Pocomoke City, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	26 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1956. 1956 had 605 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 May 1956
Margin	Records
0 to 100	453
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1