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Weather Records on 5 May 1912

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1912. Highest significance: Astrakan, RU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1912

  • On 5 May 1912, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Astrakan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 21.0 mm (0.8 in) on 5 May 1912.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1912 17 station records on 5 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 5 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low maximum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
GeorgetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 5 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1912 by timescale Records on 5 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16.
Records on 5 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1912 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1912
Top 17 records on 5 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1912Astrakan, RUmonthly rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Port Arthur, CAdaily low max3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Lindsay, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912St John's, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Magdeburg, DEdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Stockholm, SEdaily low max4.0 C (39.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily low max6.0 C (42.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Georgetown, CAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Vastervik, SEdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Sveg, SEdaily low max2.0 C (35.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily low min-6.0 C (21.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Jonkoping, SEdaily low max (Tie)5.5 C (41.9 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Dubuque River, USdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1912Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie8 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 1912
Records on 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 17 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 1912. 1912 had 17 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).