Weather Records on 5 May 1935

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1935. Highest significance: Bloomsbury Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1935

On 5 May 1935, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 289 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 383 daily.
Bloomsbury Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 5 May 1935.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 5 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1935

Top 20 records on 5 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1935	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1935	Nacogdoches, US	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Ozark, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Cape Norman, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1935	Durant, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	Mena, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	Jennings, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	Alamogordo 1, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	Agricultural College, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	El Paso, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	Flat Top Island, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	Pocahontas 1, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1935	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	29 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 417 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	263
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	4