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Weather Records on 5 May 1918

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1918. Highest significance: Stony Mountain, CA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1918

  • On 5 May 1918, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Stony Mountain set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.2 C (90.0 F) on 5 May 1918.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1918 24 station records on 5 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 5 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-7.3 C (18.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 5 May 1918 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 5 May 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1918 by timescale Records on 5 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 22.
Records on 5 May 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1918 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.2. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 81 to 2: 32 to 3: 63 to 4: 24 to 5: 05 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 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 18
1 to 23
2 to 36
3 to 42
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1918
Top 20 records on 5 May 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1918Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)28 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Baku, AZdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-8.9 C (16.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Vastervik, SEdaily low min-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily low min-3.8 C (25.2 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Dubuque River, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Zametchino, RUdaily low min-7.3 C (18.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Ekaterinburg, RUdaily low min-6.0 C (21.2 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Guelph Oac, CAdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Minnedosa, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Lady Frere (Tnk), ZAdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Hoorn, NLdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Sheffield, GBdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1918Bowen Post Office, AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)5 years5 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 1918
Records on 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 24 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 1918. 1918 had 24 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).