Weather Records on 5 May 1932

166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1932. Highest significance: Rock Rapids, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 1932

On 5 May 1932, 166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 163 daily.
Rock Rapids set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 5 May 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

166 stations

166 station records on 5 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

166 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.

Records on 5 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1932

Top 20 records on 5 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1932	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1932	Decorah, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1932	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1932	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1932	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Medford, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Postville, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Bird Island, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Coldwater, CA	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Dharmavaram, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Mayville, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Webster City, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Beloit, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Chattarpur, IN	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1932	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 166 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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Data for records on 1932-05-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	110
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3