Weather Records on 19 May 1958

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1958. Highest significance: Crawley, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 May 1958

On 19 May 1958, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 362 daily.
Crawley set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 19 May 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 19 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canajoharie	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 19 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1958

Top 20 records on 19 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1958	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Rock Hall, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Rosedale, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Mangalgiri, IN	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Nuzvid, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Dumas, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1958	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Rosedale, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Quixeramobim, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Durham, GB	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Cortland, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Brome, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Farmerville, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Morada Nova, BR	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1958	Sable Island, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1958. 1958 had 369 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	234
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1