Weather Records on 19 May 1965

231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1965. Highest significance: Angleton 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1965

On 19 May 1965, 231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 224 daily.
Angleton 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 19 May 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

231 stations

231 station records on 19 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chotan	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

231 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

187 broken records

Margins by which the 187 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1965

Top 20 records on 19 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1965	Angleton 2 W, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1965	Heidelberg, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1965	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1965	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1965	Verma, NO	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1965	Georgetown, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Kingsville, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Ponca City, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Indiga, RU	daily low min	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	9.7 C (17.5 F)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Willow Lock 13, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Chardzhev, TM	daily high min	22.9 C (73.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Uman, UA	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	New Holland, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Usina Chibarro (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Tafjord, NO	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1965	Orenburg, RU	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	54 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1965. 1965 had 231 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 200	186
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1