Weather Records on 19 May 2003

1,523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 2003. Highest significance: Greenville, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 2003

On 19 May 2003, 1,523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
695 were record highs and 503 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,490 daily.
Greenville set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 19 May 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,523 stations

1,523 station records on 19 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belmullet	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lough Navar Forest	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pickett	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Bay Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gendringen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rekken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,523 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 509, Lowest daily maximum 215, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 288, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	509
Lowest daily maximum	215
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	288
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 1,490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,159 broken records

Margins by which the 1,159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 2003

Top 20 records on 19 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 2003	Greenville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2003	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Belmullet, IE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Folkston 3 SW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Bremerhaven, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Oldeholtpade, NL	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Galata 16 SW, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Rougemont, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Salisbury, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Chatham, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Colgate, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Lough Navar Forest, GB	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Dumas, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Anaconda, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2003. 2003 had 1,523 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	1,129
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1