Weather Records on 19 May 1981

1,264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1981. Highest significance: Iffley Station, AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1981

On 19 May 1981, 1,264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 640 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,222 daily.
Iffley Station set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 19 May 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,264 stations

1,264 station records on 19 May 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Domingos Martins (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corning Houghton Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berea 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Shade	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmor	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,264 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 374, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 266, Heaviest daily rainfall 372, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	374
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	266
Heaviest daily rainfall	372
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 1,222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,075 broken records

Margins by which the 1,075 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1981

Top 20 records on 19 May 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1981	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1981	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Marechal Floriano (Dnos), BR	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Glasgow, US	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Sullivan, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Shasta Dam, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Berea College, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Domingos Martins (Dnos), BR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Inhambane, MZ	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Dundee 2NE, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Atchison, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Bedford, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Corning Houghton Rch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Charcas, MX	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1981	Butler 4W, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	43 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1981. 1981 had 1,264 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,070
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1