Weather Records on 19 May 1977

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1977. Highest significance: Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1977

On 19 May 1977, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 708 daily.
Coramba (Glenfiddich) set a daily record precipitation of 182.0 mm (7.2 in) on 19 May 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 19 May 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
High Landing 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whian Whian (Rummery Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Battleford A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.6 mm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
High Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 19 May 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1977

Top 20 records on 19 May 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1977	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1977	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1977	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1977	High Landing 2 NW, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1977	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1977	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1977	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1977	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1977	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	McKeesport, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	292.2 mm (11.5 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Whian Whian (Rummery Park), AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1977	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	50 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1977. 1977 had 726 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	539
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1