Weather Records on 5 May 2025

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2025. Highest significance: Babinda Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 2025

On 5 May 2025, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 700 daily.
Babinda Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 188.5 mm (7.4 in) on 5 May 2025.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 5 May 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basin Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sahara Rec Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wesner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mosby Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Senorita Divide #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Twin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red River Pass #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallegos Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 May 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 May 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2025

Top 20 records on 5 May 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2025	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2025	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2025	Boulder, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2025	Port San Juan, US	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2025	Adel, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2025	Massabesic Lake, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2025	Jamestown 2 NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Holter Dam, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Stockbridge, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Grass Range, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Melville 4 W, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Big Timber, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	128 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Salina 3 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Udon Thani, TH	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Edward Macdowell Lake, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Basin Creek, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Girona/Costa Brava, ES	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2025	Ryegate, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	46 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2025. 2025 had 717 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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Data for records on 2025-05-05: 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 2026-10-12 (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 20	564
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3