Weather Records on 19 May 1986

1,022 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1986. Highest significance: Kettering (Saddle Road), AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1986

On 19 May 1986, 1,022 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 992 daily.
Kettering (Saddle Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 19 May 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,022 stations

1,022 station records on 19 May 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franco da Rocha (Hosp.Juqueri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iwami Airport	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Mtn Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,022 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 408.

Records on 19 May 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1986

Top 20 records on 19 May 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1986	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1986	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1986	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Livingston, US	monthly rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Uniontown, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Buffalo, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Kellevie, AU	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Orford (Aubin Court), AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Cristina, BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Pirassununga, BR	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Capivari, BR	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Lenora Coop, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Izuhara, JP	monthly rain	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1986	Put-In-Bay, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	46 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1986. 1986 had 1,022 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 1986-05-19: 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 10	631
10 to 20	100
20 to 30	56
30 to 40	24
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	5