Weather Records on 19 May 1973

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1973. Highest significance: Lillhamra, SE.

Key Facts for 19 May 1973

On 19 May 1973, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 670 daily.
Lillhamra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 19 May 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 19 May 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gvasjugi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 273, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	273
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1973

Top 20 records on 19 May 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1973	Lillhamra, SE	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Sveg, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Fokstua, NO	monthly rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Sarna, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Estancia, BR	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Zinapecuaro, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Milledgeville, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Troickoe, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Kerch, UA	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Gvasjugi, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Lowville, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Madison 3NNW, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Braganca, PT	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1973	Thomasville, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	37 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1973. 1973 had 676 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 10	496
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1