Weather Records on 19 May 2023

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 2023. Highest significance: Tashir, AM.

Key Facts for 19 May 2023

On 19 May 2023, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
474 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 695 daily.
Tashir set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 19 May 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 19 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Torreon Intl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bijie	China	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conakry (Aero)	Guinea	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baguio	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yakima AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waikoloa 95.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gallegos Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Surin	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 2023

Top 20 records on 19 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 2023	Tashir, AM	all-time rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 May 2023	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2023	Gorjacinsk, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2023	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2023	Torreon Intl, MX	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2023	Wilmington 7 N, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Prescott Love Fld, US	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Mys Lopatka, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Ocracoke, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Betatakin, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Koror, PW	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Cedara, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Antelope, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	125 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Ust-Barguzin, RU	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2023	Fremont, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2023. 2023 had 709 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 10	553
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2