Weather Records on 4 May 2019
574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 2019. Highest significance: Wallabadah (Woodton), AU.
Key Facts for 4 May 2019
- On 4 May 2019, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 203 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 559 daily.
- Wallabadah (Woodton) set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 4 May 2019.
- Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.
Record Map
574 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallabadah (Woodton) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 61.2 mm (2.4 in) | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| Curlewis Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.1 mm (1.9 in) | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| Gunnedah Pool | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.6 mm (2.1 in) | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| Quirindi Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| Bhubaneswar | India | Record daily precipitation | 161.0 mm (6.3 in) | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| Idjevan | Armenia | Record daily precipitation | 99.1 mm (3.9 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Blackville Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.0 mm (1.6 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.2 mm (1.8 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Elgin 1 N | United States | Record daily precipitation | 113.3 mm (4.5 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Willow Tree (Green Hills) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.0 mm (1.5 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Manilla (Fern Hill) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 84.2 mm (3.3 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Quirindi (Spring Vale) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.5 mm (1.9 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Boggabri (Penryn) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.8 mm (2.9 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Curlewis (Pine Cliff) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 31.5 mm (1.2 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Werris Creek (Maneroo) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.8 mm (1.6 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Willow Tree (Yarrabah) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Willow Tree (Parraweena) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.0 mm (1.6 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Boggabri (Kanownda) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 60.0 mm (2.4 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Princeton | United States | Record daily precipitation | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Willow Tree (Valais) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.4 mm (1.2 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Turrawan (Wallah) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pilliga (Nirvana) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Keepit Dam | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.0 mm (1.8 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Aberdeen (Rossgole) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.8 mm (1.1 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Somerville Dam | United States | Record daily precipitation | 101.6 mm (4.0 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gowrie South | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.5 mm (1.9 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Manilla (Towri) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.0 mm (2.9 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Calcutta/Alipore | India | Record daily precipitation | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lexington | United States | Record daily precipitation | 76.2 mm (3.0 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gwabegar Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 60.0 mm (2.4 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dungowan (Ravencroft) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gundy (Miller St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 25.8 mm (1.0 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wodonga Express | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.8 mm (1.6 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl | United States | Record daily precipitation | 45.0 mm (1.8 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Barraba (Mount Lindsay) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 42.0 mm (1.7 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Blanco | United States | Record daily precipitation | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Fedor 3SE | United States | Record daily precipitation | 101.6 mm (4.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wimberley 1 NW | United States | Record daily precipitation | 75.4 mm (3.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Somerton (Bective Estate) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.3 mm (1.8 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Tambar Springs Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Attunga (the Pines) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 54.0 mm (2.1 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Loomberah (Pendene) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.8 mm (1.7 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kelvin (Kahana) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 53.0 mm (2.1 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nundle (Keeva) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.4 mm (2.0 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Upper Manilla (Glenborah) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.0 mm (1.6 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gold | United States | Record daily precipitation | 62.5 mm (2.5 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pilliga Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Walgett Council Depot | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lastovo | Croatia | Record daily precipitation | 43.8 mm (1.7 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Batesburg | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Skagway | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 7.8 C (46.0 F) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Weabonga (Stoneleigh) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Manildra (George St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lichtentanne | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | 5.9 C (42.6 F) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Visby_Flygplats | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -3.3 C (26.1 F) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.6 mm (1.1 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Breeza (the Park) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.4 mm (1.9 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Winton (Dalblair) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.8 mm (2.1 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Rouchel Brook (Albano) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Greenville | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
574 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 49 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 62 |
| Highest daily minimum | 154 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 47 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 258 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 3 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 15 |
| daily | 559 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
492 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 422 |
| 20 to 40 | 53 |
| 40 to 60 | 9 |
| 60 to 80 | 5 |
| 80 to 100 | 2 |
| 100 to 120 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
4 May 2019| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2019 | Wallabadah (Woodton), AU | daily rain | 61.2 mm (2.4 in) | 51.8 mm (2.0 in) | 120 years | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| 4 May 2019 | Curlewis Post Office, AU | daily rain | 48.1 mm (1.9 in) | 42.3 mm (1.7 in) | 113 years | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 May 2019 | Gunnedah Pool, AU | daily rain | 52.6 mm (2.1 in) | 40.4 mm (1.6 in) | 122 years | 77 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 May 2019 | Quirindi Post Office, AU | daily rain | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 122 years | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 May 2019 | Bhubaneswar, IN | daily rain | 161.0 mm (6.3 in) | 110.2 mm (4.3 in) | 72 years | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 May 2019 | Idjevan, AM | daily rain | 99.1 mm (3.9 in) | 84.9 mm (3.3 in) | 42 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 May 2019 | Blackville Post Office, AU | daily rain | 41.0 mm (1.6 in) | 26.8 mm (1.1 in) | 105 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 May 2019 | Gunnedah Resource Centre, AU | daily rain | 45.2 mm (1.8 in) | 37.3 mm (1.5 in) | 70 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 May 2019 | Elgin 1 N, US | daily rain | 113.3 mm (4.5 in) | 93.0 mm (3.7 in) | 50 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 May 2019 | Willow Tree (Green Hills), AU | daily rain | 38.0 mm (1.5 in) | 33.4 mm (1.3 in) | 70 years | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Manilla (Fern Hill), AU | monthly rain | 84.2 mm (3.3 in) | 31.4 mm (1.2 in) | 41 years | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Quirindi (Spring Vale), AU | daily rain | 47.5 mm (1.9 in) | 42.4 mm (1.7 in) | 52 years | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Boggabri (Penryn), AU | monthly rain | 73.8 mm (2.9 in) | 13.3 mm (0.5 in) | 80 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU | daily rain | 31.5 mm (1.2 in) | 27.4 mm (1.1 in) | 70 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Werris Creek (Maneroo), AU | daily rain | 39.8 mm (1.6 in) | 39.8 mm (1.6 in) | 45 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Willow Tree (Yarrabah), AU | daily rain | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 23.1 mm (0.9 in) | 70 years | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Willow Tree (Parraweena), AU | daily rain | 41.0 mm (1.6 in) | 34.4 mm (1.4 in) | 57 years | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Boggabri (Kanownda), AU | daily rain | 60.0 mm (2.4 in) | 41.5 mm (1.6 in) | 24 years | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Princeton, US | daily rain | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) | 12.1 mm (0.5 in) | 104 years | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| 4 May 2019 | Willow Tree (Valais), AU | daily rain | 30.4 mm (1.2 in) | 12.6 mm (0.5 in) | 130 years | 50 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
1795 to 2019Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1795 | 1 |
| 1796 | 1 |
| 1820 | 1 |
| 1836 | 2 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1850 | 2 |
| 1851 | 2 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1856 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1868 | 3 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1870 | 2 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 6 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 19 |
| 1906 | 5 |
| 1907 | 37 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 37 |
| 1912 | 12 |
| 1913 | 63 |
| 1914 | 21 |
| 1915 | 75 |
| 1916 | 57 |
| 1917 | 60 |
| 1918 | 30 |
| 1919 | 69 |
| 1920 | 43 |
| 1921 | 62 |
| 1922 | 283 |
| 1923 | 82 |
| 1924 | 88 |
| 1925 | 80 |
| 1926 | 230 |
| 1927 | 112 |
| 1928 | 205 |
| 1929 | 177 |
| 1930 | 269 |
| 1931 | 169 |
| 1932 | 104 |
| 1933 | 274 |
| 1934 | 456 |
| 1935 | 518 |
| 1936 | 313 |
| 1937 | 230 |
| 1938 | 445 |
| 1939 | 295 |
| 1940 | 602 |
| 1941 | 436 |
| 1942 | 820 |
| 1943 | 358 |
| 1944 | 872 |
| 1945 | 654 |
| 1946 | 463 |
| 1947 | 649 |
| 1948 | 578 |
| 1949 | 1,130 |
| 1950 | 953 |
| 1951 | 292 |
| 1952 | 698 |
| 1953 | 389 |
| 1954 | 1,045 |
| 1955 | 471 |
| 1956 | 433 |
| 1957 | 433 |
| 1958 | 414 |
| 1959 | 613 |
| 1960 | 443 |
| 1961 | 466 |
| 1962 | 265 |
| 1963 | 313 |
| 1964 | 570 |
| 1965 | 433 |
| 1966 | 1,113 |
| 1967 | 928 |
| 1968 | 304 |
| 1969 | 377 |
| 1970 | 454 |
| 1971 | 810 |
| 1972 | 364 |
| 1973 | 313 |
| 1974 | 367 |
| 1975 | 683 |
| 1976 | 554 |
| 1977 | 736 |
| 1978 | 1,016 |
| 1979 | 1,529 |
| 1980 | 511 |
| 1981 | 667 |
| 1982 | 591 |
| 1983 | 539 |
| 1984 | 885 |
| 1985 | 821 |
| 1986 | 1,128 |
| 1987 | 1,004 |
| 1988 | 591 |
| 1989 | 743 |
| 1990 | 1,461 |
| 1991 | 1,088 |
| 1992 | 933 |
| 1993 | 791 |
| 1994 | 821 |
| 1995 | 974 |
| 1996 | 1,298 |
| 1997 | 962 |
| 1998 | 898 |
| 1999 | 1,167 |
| 2000 | 1,398 |
| 2001 | 1,345 |
| 2002 | 1,343 |
| 2003 | 1,158 |
| 2004 | 1,341 |
| 2005 | 1,152 |
| 2006 | 650 |
| 2007 | 699 |
| 2008 | 624 |
| 2009 | 727 |
| 2010 | 999 |
| 2011 | 1,023 |
| 2012 | 1,343 |
| 2013 | 1,447 |
| 2014 | 602 |
| 2015 | 622 |
| 2016 | 463 |
| 2017 | 669 |
| 2018 | 972 |
| 2019 | 574 |
| 2020 | 504 |
| 2021 | 616 |
| 2022 | 470 |
| 2023 | 681 |
| 2024 | 885 |
| 2025 | 456 |
| 2026 | 554 |
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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).