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Weather Records on 7 May 1904

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1904. Highest significance: Orebro, SE.

Key Facts for 7 May 1904

  • On 7 May 1904, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Orebro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.1 mm (1.7 in) on 7 May 1904.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 7 May 1904 19 station records on 7 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 7 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 May 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation44.1 mm (1.7 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.2 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature36.4 C (97.5 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 7 May 1904 by type Records set or tied on 7 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 7 May 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 May 1904 by timescale Records on 7 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 17.
Records on 7 May 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1904 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 310 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 103
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1904
Top 19 records on 7 May 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 May 1904Orebro, SEmonthly rain44.1 mm (1.7 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)13 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain24.2 mm (1.0 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Jonkoping, SEdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Hambantota, LKmonthly high max36.4 C (97.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Falun, SEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Madison Wb City, USdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Gavle, SEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Stratford, CAdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904St John's, CAdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Buffalo, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Skara 1, SEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Southampton, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Sydney, CAdaily low min (Tie)-5.6 C (21.9 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1904Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie14 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 05-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 19 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: 5422019: 5222020: 5772021: 4842022: 7842023: 6672024: 8582025: 6352026: 7151795186318901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 19 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
2018542
2019522
2020577
2021484
2022784
2023667
2024858
2025635
2026715

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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).