Weather Records on 7 May 1931

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1931. Highest significance: Arnsberg, DE.

Key Facts for 7 May 1931

On 7 May 1931, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 458 daily.
Arnsberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.2 mm (2.6 in) on 7 May 1931.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 7 May 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Hindmarsh South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watchupga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 7 May 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1931

Top 20 records on 7 May 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1931	Arnsberg, DE	monthly rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1931	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1931	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1931	Stuttgart, DE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1931	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1931	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1931	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1931	Heerde, NL	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Ulm, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Pinopolis, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Kempten, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Enisejsk, RU	monthly low min	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Irkutsk, RU	monthly low max	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Independence, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1931	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	16 years	22 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 473 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 5	304
5 to 10	55
10 to 15	19
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2