Weather Records on 7 May 2026

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2026. Highest significance: Selma, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 2026

On 7 May 2026, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 406 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 703 daily.
Selma set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 7 May 2026.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 7 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Estes Park	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spartanburg 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2026

Top 20 records on 7 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2026	Selma, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	120 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2026	Gainesville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2026	Estes Park, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	123 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Carnesville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Columbus Metro AP, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Malvern, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Holly, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	131 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Newport, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Searcy, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Alexandria, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	132 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Wills Pt, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Fordyce, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Mena, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Walhalla, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	McCloud, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	101 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 715 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	483
2022	784
2023	667
2024	857
2025	635
2026	715

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Data for records on 2026-05-07: 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 25	552
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1