Weather Records on 19 May 1963

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1963. Highest significance: Binya Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1963

On 19 May 1963, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 539 daily.
Binya Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 19 May 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 19 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Nioka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griffith Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fortland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 19 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1963

Top 20 records on 19 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1963	Binya Post Office, AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 May 1963	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1963	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Turuvekere, IN	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Barraba (Neranghi), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Bassett Downs, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Attunga (Garthowen), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Winton (Nioka), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Milguy (Myee), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1963	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	43 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1963. 1963 had 542 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 20	402
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1