Weather Records on 5 May 1936

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1936. Highest significance: Kerkeriya, IN.

Key Facts for 5 May 1936

On 5 May 1936, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 373 daily.
Kerkeriya set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 5 May 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 5 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 148.

Records on 5 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1936

Top 20 records on 5 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1936	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1936	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Kudligi, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Bahera, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Bridgeport, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Franklin, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Las Vegas, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Sultan Bazar, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Jeypore, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Santa Fe, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Hay Springs, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Burnet, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	El Paso, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Redford, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1936	Dunvegan, CA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	54 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 377 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 1936-05-05: 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	272
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1