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Weather Records on 5 May 1914

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1914. Highest significance: Qu'appelle, CA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1914

  • On 5 May 1914, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Qu'appelle set a daily record snowfall of 19.8 cm (7.8 in) on 5 May 1914.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1914 39 station records on 5 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 5 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.8 cm (7.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.8 C (49.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WinterswijkNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PatersonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 5 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 15Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum15
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1914 by timescale Records on 5 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 38.
Records on 5 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1914 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 25: 3425 to 50: 050 to 75: 075 to 100: 0100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 0175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 2534
25 to 500
50 to 750
75 to 1000
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1750
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1914
Top 20 records on 5 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1914Qu'appelle, CAdaily snowfall19.8 cm (7.8 in)19.3 cm (7.6 in)8 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Stoney Creek, CAdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)8 years28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)48 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Port Dover, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Buffalo, USdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Pitea, SEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Vineland, USdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Jonkoping, SEdaily high min9.8 C (49.6 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Putbus, DEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Haparanda, SEdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)45 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Minnedosa, CAmonthly rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Winterswijk, NLdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Gavle, SEdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Sable Island East End, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Morgantown 1, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Welland, CAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min9.7 C (49.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1914Vanersborg, SEdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)23 years13 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 1914
Records on 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 39 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 1914. 1914 had 39 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).