Weather Records on 5 May 1919

77 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1919. Highest significance: Campbelltown 1, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1919

On 5 May 1919, 77 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 76 daily.
Campbelltown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 5 May 1919.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

77 stations

77 station records on 5 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

77 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 May 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1919

Top 20 records on 5 May 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1919	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Burwood 1, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1919	Kiev, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1919	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1919	Stratford, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1919	Gympie, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1919	Storrs, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	22 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 77 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	56
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1