Weather Records on 5 May 2024

961 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2024. Highest significance: McGill, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 2024

On 5 May 2024, 961 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 889 daily.
McGill set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 5 May 2024.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

961 stations

961 station records on 5 May 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cranfills Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dismal Swamp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bountiful Bench	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vize	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silvies	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bucks Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alkali Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Andreas 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

961 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 222, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	222
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 64, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2024

Top 20 records on 5 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2024	McGill, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	117 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2024	Cranfills Gap, US	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2024	Hagshults_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2024	Goldthwaite 1 WSW, US	all-time rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2024	Mineral, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2024	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2024	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2024	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	157 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Quincy, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Tahoe City, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Tabou, CI	all-time high min	28.2 C (82.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Dismal Swamp, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Sonora, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Skillingaryd, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Jess Valley, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Albemarle, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Lanai AP 656, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Meacham, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2024	Bountiful Bench, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	49 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 961 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	553
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	537

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	768
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1