Weather Records on 1 May 1937

218 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1937. Highest significance: Alexandria, US.

Key Facts for 1 May 1937

On 1 May 1937, 218 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 205 daily.
Alexandria set a daily record precipitation of 131.1 mm (5.2 in) on 1 May 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

218 stations

218 station records on 1 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

218 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 May 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1937

Top 20 records on 1 May 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1937	Alexandria, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	Schriever, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	Southport, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	Greenville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1937	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Pearlington, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Franklin, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Petcheys Bay, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Morgan City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Houma, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Queenstown (Copper Mine), AU	all-time rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Selma, US	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Harrison, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1937	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	28 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 218 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1937-05-01: 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 20	143
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2