Weather Records on 19 May 1970

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1970. Highest significance: Gorjacij Kljuc, RU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1970

On 19 May 1970, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 413 daily.
Gorjacij Kljuc set a daily record precipitation of 41.5 mm (1.6 in) on 19 May 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 19 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorjacij Kljuc	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nyzhniohirsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 890.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1970

Top 20 records on 19 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1970	Gorjacij Kljuc, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Ware, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Keene, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Barkhamsted, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Chesterfield, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Gardner, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Saint John, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Burlington, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Nappan Cda, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1970	Kirensk, RU	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1970	Hubbardston, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1970	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1970	Nyzhniohirsk, UA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1970	Luverne, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1970	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1970	Hope 3 NE, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1970	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	30 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 415 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	307
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1