Weather Records on 19 May 2015

1,080 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 2015. Highest significance: Water Valley, US.

Key Facts for 19 May 2015

On 19 May 2015, 1,080 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Water Valley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 19 May 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,080 stations

1,080 station records on 19 May 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley 11 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sandilands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antero Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Krtn Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boise 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City Waste Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antero Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin 11 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,080 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 19 May 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 19 May 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

873 broken records

Margins by which the 873 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 2015

Top 20 records on 19 May 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 2015	Water Valley, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	36 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Water Valley 11 NNE, US	monthly rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	118 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Tailem Bend, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Sandilands, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Monte Vista 2W, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2015	Adelaide (Brighton), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2015	El Vado Dam, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2015	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2015	Antero Rsvr, US	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2015	Boise City 2 E, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2015	McCamey, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2015	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2015	Maitland, AU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	128 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2015	Grant, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2015. 2015 had 1,080 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 50	859
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1