Weather Records on 19 May 1971

772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1971. Highest significance: Plattsmouth 1E, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1971

On 19 May 1971, 772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 757 daily.
Plattsmouth 1E set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 19 May 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

772 stations

772 station records on 19 May 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

772 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 266, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 May 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	266
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 May 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1971

Top 20 records on 19 May 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1971	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1971	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Muscoda, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Caledonia, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Maple Plain, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Castle Rock, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Decorah, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1971. 1971 had 772 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 25	619
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1