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Weather Records on 7 May 1909

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1909. Highest significance: Nuwara Eliya, LK.

Key Facts for 7 May 1909

  • On 7 May 1909, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Nuwara Eliya set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.4 C (59.7 F) on 7 May 1909.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 7 May 1909 15 station records on 7 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 7 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 May 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Daly WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 7 May 1909 by type Records set or tied on 7 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 7 May 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 May 1909 by timescale Records on 7 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 7 May 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1909 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.2. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 30 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 103

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1909
Top 15 records on 7 May 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 May 1909Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max15.4 C (59.7 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)34 years26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)7 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Port Stanley, CAdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Sandvig, DKdaily low min0.5 C (32.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Galway, IEdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Daly Waters, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)14 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Washington, USdaily high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max (Tie)28.3 C (82.9 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 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 1909
Records on 05-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 15 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 1909. 1909 had 15 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).