Weather Records on 19 May 1966

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1966. Highest significance: Abbeville 4S, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1966

On 19 May 1966, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 470 daily.
Abbeville 4S set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 19 May 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 19 May 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Isfara	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bol'sie-Uki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 19 May 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1966

Top 20 records on 19 May 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1966	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Isfara, KG	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Bol'sie-Uki, RU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Hope, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Bridgehampton, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Riomedina, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Cornwall, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Maracanau, BR	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1966	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	38 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1966. 1966 had 483 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 20	391
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1