Weather Records on 19 May 1987

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1987. Highest significance: Dixon Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1987

On 19 May 1987, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 854 daily.
Dixon Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 19 May 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 19 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Marion Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mohawk Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virgil	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 19 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1987

Top 20 records on 19 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1987	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1987	Steigen, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Leknes I Lofoten, NO	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	La Cygne 4ESE, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Wendover AP AWOS, US	all-time rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Simbach/Inn, DE	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Moyale, KE	daily rain	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Alsvag I Versteralen II, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Peotone, US	monthly rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Waterdale, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Pt Marion Lock 8, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1987	Mohawk Dam, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1987. 1987 had 876 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	624
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1