Weather Records on 19 May 1976

1,238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1976. Highest significance: Polis, CY.

Key Facts for 19 May 1976

On 19 May 1976, 1,238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 869 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,219 daily.
Polis set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 19 May 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,238 stations

1,238 station records on 19 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisheim-Neuhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,238 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 286, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 583, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 19 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	286
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	583
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 19 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 1,219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,060 broken records

Margins by which the 1,060 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1976

Top 20 records on 19 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1976	Polis, CY	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1976	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Krasnoufimsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Fazenda Sobradinho, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Brockville, CA	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Gutersloh, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Big Moose 3 SE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Huntingdon, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage), DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Whitehall, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1976	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 1,238 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	1,047
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1