Weather Records on 19 May 1972

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1972. Highest significance: Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1972

On 19 May 1972, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 468 daily.
Sitka Magnetic Obsy set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 19 May 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 19 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1972

Top 20 records on 19 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1972	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Portola, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Upton, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Orebro, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Webster Springs, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Brevard, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Hartwell, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Dulce, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Chama, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1972	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1972	Mbarara, UG	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1972	Beaver City, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1972	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1972	Warragul, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1972	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1972	Idaho Springs, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1972	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1972	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	31 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1972. 1972 had 478 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 100	345
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1