Weather Records on 19 May 1975

616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1975. Highest significance: Marquette, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1975

On 19 May 1975, 616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 594 daily.
Marquette set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 19 May 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

616 stations

616 station records on 19 May 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ubiracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magiwirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mylor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iboacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

616 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 May 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 May 1975 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1975

Top 20 records on 19 May 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1975	Marquette, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	113 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1975	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1975	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Macklin, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Ubiracu, BR	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Muenster, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Ibiapina, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Newbicup, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Staraja_Russa, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Wells, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Acude Malhada Vermelha, BR	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Biggar, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Bakchar, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1975	Lake St Clair (Hec), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	44 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1975. 1975 had 616 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 50	462
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1