Weather Records on 19 May 2018

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 2018. Highest significance: Akita, JP.

Key Facts for 19 May 2018

On 19 May 2018, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 455 daily.
Akita set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.4 mm (5.5 in) on 19 May 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

468 stations

468 station records on 19 May 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
S Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville 6SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boone 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw Markland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookneal	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shantou	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 19 May 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 2018

Top 20 records on 19 May 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 2018	Akita, JP	monthly rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2018	Chatham, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2018	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2018	Kirwin Dam, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2018	Ashland, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	123 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2018	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2018	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2018	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	S Boston, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Aomori, JP	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Scottsville 6SE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Elkin, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Redbird, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Boone 1 SE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Rapid City 4NW, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Bedford, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2018	Beloit, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	95 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2018. 2018 had 468 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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Data for records on 2018-05-19: 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	341
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1