Weather Records on 1 May 2026

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 2026. Highest significance: Laverton Aero, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 2026

On 1 May 2026, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 558 daily.
Laverton Aero set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.8 mm (1.6 in) on 1 May 2026.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 1 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laverton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alcan	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liubashivka	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellville 6NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapingamarangi	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windy Harbour	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nacozari (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durango Dgo.	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stavsnas_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland (Cashmore Airport)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 63, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 2026

Top 20 records on 1 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 2026	Laverton Aero, AU	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Naha, JP	monthly low min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Hope, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Port Alcan, US	monthly snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Marianna Muni AP, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Nagasaki, JP	monthly low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Chiricahua Nm, US	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Kokpekty, KZ	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	136 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Bjorkasen, NO	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Biloxi, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	136 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Oshima, JP	monthly low min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Kautokeino, NO	daily high min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	130 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2026	Liubashivka, UA	monthly low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	73 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 623 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 2026-05-01: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	536
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1