Weather Records on 19 May 1979

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1979. Highest significance: Cresco 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1979

On 19 May 1979, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 499 daily.
Cresco 1 NE set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 19 May 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 19 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lenindjol	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chayan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jaina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dona Francisca (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laryak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goose A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1979

Top 20 records on 19 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1979	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Aleksandrovskoe, RU	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Vitebsk, BY	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Lenindjol, KG	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Chayan, KZ	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Bartlett Dam, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Jaina, MX	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Covert, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Munising, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Henichesk, UA	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Harmony, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Dona Francisca (Pcd), BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	La Crescent Dam 7, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Charles City, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Natoma, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1979	Antigo, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	81 years	35 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1979. 1979 had 516 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	396
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3