Weather Records on 19 May 1911

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1911. Highest significance: Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 May 1911

On 19 May 1911, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 59 daily.
Stellenbosch (Tnk) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 19 May 1911.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 19 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.

Records on 19 May 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1911

Top 20 records on 19 May 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1911	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	12 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1911	Bredasdorp, ZA	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1911	Caledon (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1911	Royal Observatory, ZA	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1911	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1911	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Barrie, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Owen Sound, CA	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Buffalo, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Charlton, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Stuarts Creek, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	East Toorale (Toorale Station), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1911	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1911. 1911 had 69 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	55
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1