Weather Records on 5 May 1934

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1934. Highest significance: Hajo, IN.

Key Facts for 5 May 1934

On 5 May 1934, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 445 daily.
Hajo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 5 May 1934.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 5 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 82.

Records on 5 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1934

Top 20 records on 5 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1934	Hajo, IN	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1934	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1934	Palasbari, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1934	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1934	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1934	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Kamalpur, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Jaitanga Valley, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Fulton, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Toronto, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Holter Dam, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Livingston, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1934	Pelee Island, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	25 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 448 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 10	315
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1