Weather Records on 11 May 2019

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2019. Highest significance: Poplarville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 2019

On 11 May 2019, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 368 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 894 daily.
Poplarville Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 11 May 2019.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 11 May 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Pitkahiekka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunset Crater Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pearblossom	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ahtari Myllymaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luhanka Tammijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 315, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 May 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	315
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 May 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2019

Top 20 records on 11 May 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2019	Poplarville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2019	Voronez, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2019	Gogland, RU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2019	Tucson Intl AP, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Smolensk, RU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Naples, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Mikkeli Pitkahiekka, FI	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Mikkeli Lentoasema, FI	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Sunset Crater Nm, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Pearblossom, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Brjansk, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	125 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Balmorhea, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2019	Crossville Mem AP, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	50 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

1814 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2019. 2019 had 915 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 2019-05-11: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	738
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1