Weather Records on 20 May 2019

1,483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 2019. Highest significance: Oberstdorf, DE.

Key Facts for 20 May 2019

On 20 May 2019, 1,483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 625 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,424 daily.
Oberstdorf set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 20 May 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,483 stations

1,483 station records on 20 May 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Smidovich	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Grundau-Breitenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fulda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mehringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sektagli	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Seesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arhara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wernigerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sontra	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hofheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zavitaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Svijagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martinroda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meiningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,483 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 493, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 20 May 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	493
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 20 May 2019 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 52, daily 1,424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,257 broken records

Margins by which the 1,257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 2019

Top 20 records on 20 May 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 2019	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Saentis, CH	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Gottingen, DE	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Smidovich, RU	monthly rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Grundau-Breitenborn, DE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	all-time rain	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Waverly, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	124 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Altastenberg, DE	monthly rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Altomunster-Maisbrunn, DE	all-time rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Waltershausen, DE	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Fulda, DE	monthly rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Mehringen, DE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Sektagli, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Seesen, DE	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Arhara, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2019	Hamburg, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2019	Eichstatt-Landershofen, DE	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2019	Wernigerode, DE	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 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

1802 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2019. 2019 had 1,483 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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Data for records on 2019-05-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	1,183
25 to 50	50
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1