Weather Records on 19 May 1984

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1984. Highest significance: Chambarak, AM.

Key Facts for 19 May 1984

On 19 May 1984, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 590 daily.
Chambarak set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 19 May 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 19 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chambarak	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eindhoven-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lorimor	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakuriani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1984

Top 20 records on 19 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1984	Chambarak, AM	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1984	Red Oak, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1984	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Riga, LV	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Blockton 1W, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Chestnut Hill, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Manavi, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Aurora, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Bedford, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Grebenhain-Herchenhain, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Corning, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Corry, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1984	Mardathuna, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	41 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1984. 1984 had 597 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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Data for records on 1984-05-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	511
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1