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Weather Records on 5 May 1926

220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1926. Highest significance: Aberdeen, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 1926

  • On 5 May 1926, 220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 101 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 206 daily.
  • Aberdeen set a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 5 May 1926.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

220 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1926 220 station records on 5 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
220 station records on 5 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AberdeenUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NWUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation30.6 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NWUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 NUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation19.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KurskRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)United StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
DayvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WangeroogeGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
DurangoUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
NapoleonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt AngelUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede SpottsvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
GrantsburgUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
La PorteUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 SUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BottineauUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STNUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
FlandreauUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State ClgUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-8.7 C (16.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STNUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus FallsUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HartingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SantuckUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
FaulktonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Eau ClaireUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BeitoNorwayRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John'sUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
DemingUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

220 records
Records on 5 May 1926 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 36. 020406080Highest daily maximum: 33Lowest daily maximum: 14Highest daily minimum: 68Lowest daily minimum: 69Heaviest daily rainfall: 36Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.
Records on 5 May 1926 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum33
Lowest daily maximum14
Highest daily minimum68
Lowest daily minimum69
Heaviest daily rainfall36
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1926 by timescale Records on 5 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 206. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 14daily: 206all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 206.
Records on 5 May 1926 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly14
daily206

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1926 Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted. 0204060800 to 2: 742 to 4: 514 to 6: 196 to 8: 58 to 10: 310 to 12: 30 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1926
MarginRecords
0 to 274
2 to 451
4 to 619
6 to 85
8 to 103
10 to 123

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1926
Top 20 records on 5 May 1926 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1926Aberdeen, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)10.0 C (18.0 F)24 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Concord, USmonthly low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)31 years28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Milan 1NW, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Mellette 4 W, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)21 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Watertown Rgnl AP, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)31 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Kirov, RUmonthly rain30.6 mm (1.2 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)1 year22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Worcester, USmonthly low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Milbank 4 NW, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Mitchell 2 N, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Oxford, GBdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)89 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Red Bluff Muni AP, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Perm, RUdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Kursk, RUdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Moncure 3 SE, USdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), USmonthly high max35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Dayville, USdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Barkerville, CAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1926Wangerooge, DEdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)12 years19 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 1926
Records on 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 220 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 1926. 1926 had 220 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).