Weather Records on 19 May 2016

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 2016. Highest significance: Purnea, IN.

Key Facts for 19 May 2016

On 19 May 2016, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 624 daily.
Purnea set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 19 May 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 19 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morozovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record low minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cool Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 219, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	219
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 2016

Top 20 records on 19 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 2016	Purnea, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2016	Arcadia, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	105 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2016	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2016	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2016	Longview, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Galveston Scholes Fld, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Morozovsk, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Crane, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Menard, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Jian, CN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Denton 2 SE, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Junction Kimble Co AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Skovorodino, RU	monthly high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Camden 1, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Cuero, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Gatesville, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Anson, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Schulenburg, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2016	Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	46 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2016. 2016 had 634 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	504
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1