Weather Records on 7 May 1935

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1935. Highest significance: Moose Jaw Chab, CA.

Key Facts for 7 May 1935

On 7 May 1935, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 294 daily.
Moose Jaw Chab set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 7 May 1935.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 7 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 7 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1935

Top 20 records on 7 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1935	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Greenfield Ctr, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Brookville, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Coleman 3 WNW, US	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Orangajuli, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1935	Merrill, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1935	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1935	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1935	Glenville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1935	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1935	Shepherds Creek, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1935	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1935	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1935	Clanton, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	30 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 298 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1935
Margin	Records
0 to 10	182
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4