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Weather Records on 7 May 1898

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1898. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1898

  • On 7 May 1898, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 7 May 1898.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 7 May 1898 7 station records on 7 May 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 7 May 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 May 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation121.9 mm (4.8 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation32.7 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 7 May 1898 by type Records set or tied on 7 May 1898 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 May 1898 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 7 May 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 May 1898 by timescale Records on 7 May 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 May 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 7 May 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1898 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 10: 410 to 20: 220 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 104
10 to 202
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1898
Top 7 records on 7 May 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 May 1898Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain121.9 mm (4.8 in)77.7 mm (3.1 in)8 years40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1898Mantova, ITdaily rain32.7 mm (1.3 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)21 years27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1898Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1898Stockholm, SEdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1898Armagh, GBdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1898Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1898Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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 1898
Records on 05-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1898. 1898 had 7 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11816: 11825: 21837: 11838: 11844: 11845: 21846: 11848: 21850: 21852: 11853: 11856: 31857: 11861: 31862: 11863: 11864: 11867: 31869: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 31878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 41891: 41892: 21894: 41895: 21897: 51898: 71899: 31900: 101901: 11902: 61903: 131904: 191905: 211906: 151907: 141908: 291909: 151910: 161911: 141912: 141913: 301914: 371915: 401916: 341917: 1881918: 601919: 2631920: 591921: 411922: 401923: 1191924: 1411925: 2071926: 2271927: 1911928: 2041929: 2241930: 6371931: 4731932: 2881933: 2911934: 6981935: 2981936: 4661937: 1211938: 4671939: 1941940: 3171941: 3171942: 2701943: 4161944: 4761945: 7511946: 3391947: 7271948: 3381949: 4391950: 5261951: 2261952: 4851953: 5411954: 4811955: 3931956: 6651957: 5461958: 5851959: 3351960: 8991961: 4421962: 3811963: 8251964: 6871965: 6711966: 7621967: 9731968: 7561969: 6781970: 8221971: 3641972: 5151973: 4471974: 7431975: 7841976: 7821977: 6621978: 9251979: 8881980: 5931981: 7101982: 8021983: 7241984: 1,3001985: 5571986: 1,1631987: 1,1151988: 7521989: 1,8801990: 1,0241991: 5991992: 1,8301993: 8311994: 6211995: 9971996: 8801997: 1,3591998: 1,1661999: 1,0082000: 1,6932001: 7432002: 1,3442003: 1,1382004: 1,3972005: 6452006: 8332007: 1,0472008: 5262009: 7352010: 1,1232011: 5582012: 7092013: 6332014: 6462015: 5692016: 6772017: 5432018: 5382019: 5192020: 5722021: 4822022: 7822023: 6672024: 8572025: 6351795186318901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1898. 1898 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-07 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18161
18252
18371
18381
18441
18452
18461
18482
18502
18521
18531
18563
18571
18613
18621
18631
18641
18673
18691
18701
18721
18742
18763
18781
18792
18801
18842
18851
18864
18871
18881
18892
18904
18914
18922
18944
18952
18975
18987
18993
190010
19011
19026
190313
190419
190521
190615
190714
190829
190915
191016
191114
191214
191330
191437
191540
191634
1917188
191860
1919263
192059
192141
192240
1923119
1924141
1925207
1926227
1927191
1928204
1929224
1930637
1931473
1932288
1933291
1934698
1935298
1936466
1937121
1938467
1939194
1940317
1941317
1942270
1943416
1944476
1945751
1946339
1947727
1948338
1949439
1950526
1951226
1952485
1953541
1954481
1955393
1956665
1957546
1958585
1959335
1960899
1961442
1962381
1963825
1964687
1965671
1966762
1967973
1968756
1969678
1970822
1971364
1972515
1973447
1974743
1975784
1976782
1977662
1978925
1979888
1980593
1981710
1982802
1983724
19841,300
1985557
19861,163
19871,115
1988752
19891,880
19901,024
1991599
19921,830
1993831
1994621
1995997
1996880
19971,359
19981,166
19991,008
20001,693
2001743
20021,344
20031,138
20041,397
2005645
2006833
20071,047
2008526
2009735
20101,123
2011558
2012709
2013633
2014646
2015569
2016677
2017543
2018538
2019519
2020572
2021482
2022782
2023667
2024857
2025635

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).