Weather Records on 5 May 1925

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1925. Highest significance: Pimlico, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1925

On 5 May 1925, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 140 daily.
Pimlico set a daily record precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 5 May 1925.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 5 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 38.

Records on 5 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

111 broken records

Margins by which the 111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1925

Top 20 records on 5 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1925	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1925	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Helmond, NL	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Gredgwin (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Batesville, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1925	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	37 years	18 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 143 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	98
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1