Weather Records on 19 May 1982

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1982. Highest significance: Blair, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1982

On 19 May 1982, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 447 daily.
Blair set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 19 May 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 19 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Troitskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkland Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tidewater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Straitsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Edwidge	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1982

Top 20 records on 19 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1982	Blair, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Troitskoe, RU	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Pilot Point Isl du Boi, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	San Felipe (Dge), MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Jesus Maria, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Chietla, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Assiniboia, CA	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Toccoa, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Talisman I, MX	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Paraiso, MX	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1982	Palatka, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1982. 1982 had 464 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	314
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2