Weather Records on 7 May 1928

204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1928. Highest significance: Milledgeville, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1928

On 7 May 1928, 204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 189 daily.
Milledgeville set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 7 May 1928.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

204 stations

204 station records on 7 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

204 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 7 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1928

Top 20 records on 7 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1928	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1928	Greenwood, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1928	Augusta, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1928	Darlington, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Athens, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Toccoa, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Morganton, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Talbotton, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Toledo, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Clemson UNIV, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Paragonah, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Brandon Cda, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Saint Leo, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Asheville, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1928	Jacksonville Wb City, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	19 years	21 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 204 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 10	129
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1