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Weather Records on 5 May 1920

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1920. Highest significance: Cooktown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1920

  • On 5 May 1920, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Cooktown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 5 May 1920.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

41 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1920 41 station records on 5 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
41 station records on 5 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cooktown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.2 mm (3.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation32.6 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.2 mm (3.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarriaroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MaytownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TurkestanKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation69.1 mm (2.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon TownshipAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TeterowGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
FerraraItalyRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
YandillaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
PalmervilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records
Records on 5 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 23. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 10Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.
Records on 5 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum10
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1920 by timescale Records on 5 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40.
Records on 5 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1920 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2810 to 20: 420 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 1028
10 to 204
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1920
Top 20 records on 5 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1920Cooktown Post Office, AUdaily rain75.2 mm (3.0 in)44.0 mm (1.7 in)1 year44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1920Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily rain32.6 mm (1.3 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)37 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AUdaily rain75.2 mm (3.0 in)39.1 mm (1.5 in)8 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Mein Station, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Tarriaro, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Normanton Post Office, AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Maytown, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)42 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Pentland Post Office, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Innsbruck, ATdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Turkestan, KZdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Hughenden Post Office, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Troicko-Pecherskoe, RUdaily high min7.0 C (44.6 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Townsville Pilot Station, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Cairns Post Office, AUdaily low max24.2 C (75.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1920Brinkley, USdaily rain69.1 mm (2.7 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 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 1920
Records on 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 41 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 1920. 1920 had 41 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).