Weather Records on 19 May 2009

1,577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 2009. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 19 May 2009

On 19 May 2009, 1,577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
634 were record highs and 639 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,519 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 19 May 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,577 stations

1,577 station records on 19 May 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caltex Refineries (Qld) Ltd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eumerella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minami Tori Shima Ma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Chante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,577 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 348, Highest daily minimum 317, Lowest daily minimum 291, Heaviest daily rainfall 304.

Records on 19 May 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	348
Highest daily minimum	317
Lowest daily minimum	291
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 57, daily 1,519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 2009

Top 20 records on 19 May 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 May 2009	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	119 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2009	Alderley, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2009	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2009	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	111 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2009	Brisbane Aero, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2009	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2009	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	daily rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Miravalles, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Crescent City, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Sanford, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Little Nerang Dam, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2009	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	51 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2009. 2009 had 1,577 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	1,059
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	3