Weather Records on 5 May 1928

149 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1928. Highest significance: Gospic, HR.

Key Facts for 5 May 1928

On 5 May 1928, 149 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 149 daily.
Gospic set a daily record precipitation of 63.3 mm (2.5 in) on 5 May 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

149 stations

149 station records on 5 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

149 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

107 broken records

Margins by which the 107 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1928

Top 20 records on 5 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1928	Gospic, HR	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1928	Abitibi Post, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Mesa, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Biloxi, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	3 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Escondido, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Rutherglen, CA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Santa Maria, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	E Tawas, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	St Ignace, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1928	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 149 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 5	90
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2