Weather Records on 19 May 1978

1,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1978. Highest significance: Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1978

On 19 May 1978, 1,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,183 daily.
Mundarlo (Yabtree) set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 19 May 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,215 stations

1,215 station records on 19 May 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,215 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 888, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 May 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	888
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 May 1978 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 1,183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,097 broken records

Margins by which the 1,097 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1978

Top 20 records on 19 May 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1978	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Metten, DE	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	all-time rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Caraguatatuba, BR	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1978	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1978	Weribone, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1978	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1978	Coolabah Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1978	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	58 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1978. 1978 had 1,215 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	916
20 to 40	156
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2