Weather Records on 19 May 1964

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1964. Highest significance: Yarrabah Comm Council, AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1964

On 19 May 1964, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 345 daily.
Yarrabah Comm Council set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 19 May 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 19 May 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shottery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Bruckenau (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 19 May 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1964

Top 20 records on 19 May 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1964	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Shottery, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Deeral, AU	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Julatten, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	South Johnstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Mowbray, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Hechingen, DE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Mossman Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1964	Peeramon, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	39 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1964. 1964 had 358 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 1964-05-19: 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	232
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2