Weather Records on 19 May 1997

1,074 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1997. Highest significance: Myrup, AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1997

On 19 May 1997, 1,074 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
386 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Myrup set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 19 May 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,074 stations

1,074 station records on 19 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras Altas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oake Marsh Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinheiro Machado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ansina	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacup Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Icamole	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siedlce	Poland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,074 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 217, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 19 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	217
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 19 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 720.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1997

Top 20 records on 19 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1997	Myrup, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1997	Salmon Gums, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1997	Grass Patch, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Warsaw, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Richardson, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	I Dunno, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Pedras Altas, BR	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Granja Santa Maria, BR	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Cheboygan, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Oregon, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Quitupan, MX	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Albion, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Osceola, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1997	Natrona Lock 4, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	42 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1997. 1997 had 1,074 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 100	844
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1