Weather Records on 19 May 1957

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1957. Highest significance: Sonora, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1957

On 19 May 1957, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 799 daily.
Sonora set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 19 May 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

836 stations

836 station records on 19 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Giant Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Florania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
G. Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 560, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	560
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 799.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1957

Top 20 records on 19 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1957	Sonora, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1957	Malad, US	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1957	N Fk Rs, US	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1957	Downieville, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Giant Forest, US	monthly rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Silver Lake Brighton, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Truckee Rs, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Arco, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Ash Mtn, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Walnut Creek 2 ESE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Georgetown, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Oroville 3 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Sierraville Rs, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Heron 2 NW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1957	Newport, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1957. 1957 had 836 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 1957-05-19: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	666
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1