Weather Records on 9 May 2005

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 2005. Highest significance: Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ.

Key Facts for 9 May 2005

On 9 May 2005, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 821 daily.
Nemours (Ghazaouet) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.0 C (91.4 F) on 9 May 2005.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 9 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ranua Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
II Yli-Olhava	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thorndale	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiskeytown Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 2005

Top 20 records on 9 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 2005	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2005	Runge, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2005	Dufur, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2005	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2005	Big Creek Ph 1, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2005	Wilbur, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Orland, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Grayland, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Foresthill Rs, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Quincy, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Lexington, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Powers, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Mokpo, KR	monthly low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Nevada City, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	20.7 C (69.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Strawberry Valley 2, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Odessa, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2005	Ranua Kk, FI	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 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

1793 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 851 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 100	683
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1