Weather Records on 19 May 1988

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1988. Highest significance: Frederick Police Brks, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 1988

On 19 May 1988, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 707 daily.
Frederick Police Brks set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 19 May 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 19 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yonaguni-Jima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shamokin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Brook 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neumunster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madera 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1988

Top 20 records on 19 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1988	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1988	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1988	Chisos Basin, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1988	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Archer, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Renovo, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Yoder 5 W, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Mitchell 5E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Yonaguni-Jima, JP	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Frederick 3 E, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Shamokin, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Siwa, EG	all-time high min	29.6 C (85.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Covington 2 WSW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1988	Honey Brook 2 SSE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1988. 1988 had 726 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-05-19: 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 20	552
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1