Weather Records on 5 May 2004

1,401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2004. Highest significance: Lifjell, NO.

Key Facts for 5 May 2004

On 5 May 2004, 1,401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
810 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,361 daily.
Lifjell set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 5 May 2004.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,401 stations

1,401 station records on 5 May 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gol - Stake	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reinli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mogen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mugla	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amotsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
C.I.A.P.Y.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,401 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 349, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 461, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 May 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	349
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	461
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 May 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,123 broken records

Margins by which the 1,123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2004

Top 20 records on 5 May 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2004	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Geilo, NO	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Pixoyal (Smn), MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Gol - Stake, NO	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Macuspana (Dge), MX	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Reinli, NO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Wray, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Seward AP, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Aneityum, VU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Warren, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	O'Neill, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2004	Springview 2NW, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	95 years	41 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,401 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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Data for records on 2004-05-05: 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 20	1,107
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1