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Weather Records on 5 May 1904

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1904. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1904

  • On 5 May 1904, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Halifax set a daily record high maximum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 5 May 1904.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1904 14 station records on 5 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 5 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.5 C (92.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 5 May 1904 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 5 May 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1904 by timescale Records on 5 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 5 May 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1904 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.3. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 22 to 3: 33 to 4: 04 to 5: 25 to 6: 06 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 22
2 to 33
3 to 40
4 to 52
5 to 60
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1904
Top 14 records on 5 May 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1904Halifax, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)7.3 C (13.1 F)25 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Saint John, CAdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Sydney, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Tartu, EEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Portland, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Halifax, CAdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904St John's, CAdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.5 C (92.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Hambantota, LKdaily high min (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1904Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie7 years1 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 1904
Records on 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 14 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11836: 11837: 11840: 11850: 41852: 11855: 11856: 21859: 21861: 51862: 11864: 21867: 11875: 21877: 21878: 11879: 21880: 11882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31888: 31889: 51890: 21891: 31892: 51894: 31895: 21896: 11897: 21898: 61899: 51900: 31901: 21902: 51903: 91904: 141905: 171906: 41907: 161908: 141909: 171910: 191911: 171912: 171913: 461914: 391915: 731916: 981917: 701918: 241919: 771920: 411921: 631922: 981923: 1391924: 1321925: 1431926: 2201927: 1151928: 1491929: 2561930: 4691931: 2501932: 1661933: 3391934: 4481935: 4171936: 3771937: 1591938: 3621939: 2221940: 4461941: 4151942: 5291943: 4271944: 1,2371945: 3551946: 3061947: 5281948: 6711949: 1,0991950: 8931951: 1741952: 7231953: 6591954: 6071955: 3821956: 3631957: 5611958: 4041959: 5871960: 7731961: 6441962: 2611963: 2491964: 6431965: 7241966: 1,4131967: 6131968: 4341969: 5301970: 3861971: 4441972: 2921973: 5421974: 7161975: 7111976: 4021977: 7081978: 1,0331979: 1,5341980: 5621981: 5241982: 6591983: 4751984: 7671985: 4631986: 9681987: 8951988: 8201989: 9411990: 1,5111991: 1,1761992: 1,0041993: 7251994: 7431995: 8881996: 1,3681997: 1,2201998: 1,7071999: 1,3012000: 1,4422001: 9632002: 8832003: 1,7922004: 1,4012005: 1,0092006: 6572007: 8502008: 4532009: 7512010: 1,0532011: 8572012: 1,2812013: 1,2652014: 6802015: 7832016: 5542017: 8492018: 4812019: 5382020: 4032021: 7332022: 5142023: 5792024: 9612025: 7172026: 5381795187919001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-05 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18361
18371
18401
18504
18521
18551
18562
18592
18615
18621
18642
18671
18752
18772
18781
18792
18801
18821
18842
18851
18863
18883
18895
18902
18913
18925
18943
18952
18961
18972
18986
18995
19003
19012
19025
19039
190414
190517
19064
190716
190814
190917
191019
191117
191217
191346
191439
191573
191698
191770
191824
191977
192041
192163
192298
1923139
1924132
1925143
1926220
1927115
1928149
1929256
1930469
1931250
1932166
1933339
1934448
1935417
1936377
1937159
1938362
1939222
1940446
1941415
1942529
1943427
19441,237
1945355
1946306
1947528
1948671
19491,099
1950893
1951174
1952723
1953659
1954607
1955382
1956363
1957561
1958404
1959587
1960773
1961644
1962261
1963249
1964643
1965724
19661,413
1967613
1968434
1969530
1970386
1971444
1972292
1973542
1974716
1975711
1976402
1977708
19781,033
19791,534
1980562
1981524
1982659
1983475
1984767
1985463
1986968
1987895
1988820
1989941
19901,511
19911,176
19921,004
1993725
1994743
1995888
19961,368
19971,220
19981,707
19991,301
20001,442
2001963
2002883
20031,792
20041,401
20051,009
2006657
2007850
2008453
2009751
20101,053
2011857
20121,281
20131,265
2014680
2015783
2016554
2017849
2018481
2019538
2020403
2021733
2022514
2023579
2024961
2025717
2026538

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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 (2026-10-15).