Weather Records on 19 May 1961

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1961. Highest significance: Nappan Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 19 May 1961

On 19 May 1961, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 268 daily.
Nappan Cda set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 19 May 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 19 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 19 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 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 1961

Top 20 records on 19 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1961	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Colorado City, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Collegeville, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Gravette, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Digby, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Coleman, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Paud, IN	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Midland Odessa, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1961	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1961	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1961	Rogers, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1961	Garden City, US	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1961	Petropavlovsk, KZ	monthly high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1961	Astana, KZ	monthly high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	31 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1961. 1961 had 273 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 1961-05-19: 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 10	178
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1