Weather Records on 19 May 1985

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1985. Highest significance: Jayuya, PR.

Key Facts for 19 May 1985

On 19 May 1985, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 365 daily.
Jayuya set an all-time record daily precipitation of 297.2 mm (11.7 in) on 19 May 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 19 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kahului AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ivano-Frankivsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amvrosiivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Unity	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Attu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pedrinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1985

Top 20 records on 19 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1985	Jayuya, PR	all-time rain	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1985	Kolomyia, UA	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Stavenisse, NL	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Lares, PR	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Debaltseve, UA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Conceicao Do Ibitipoca, BR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Mascote, BR	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Utuado, PR	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Derry 4 SW, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Petoskey, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Park Valley, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	New Castle 1 N, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1985	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1985	Waialua 847, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1985	Kahului AP, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1985	Dzitas, MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1985	Ipiau, BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1985	Saigo, JP	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1985	Rilland, NL	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1985. 1985 had 386 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 20	283
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1