Weather Records on 7 May 1937

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1937. Highest significance: Szeged, HU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1937

On 7 May 1937, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 119 daily.
Szeged set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 7 May 1937.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 7 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kopiluila	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sampla	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 72.

Records on 7 May 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1937

Top 20 records on 7 May 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1937	Szeged, HU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Palwal, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Orono, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Portland, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Lewiston, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Rumford, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1937	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Kopiluila, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Hypoluxo, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Keene, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Waterdale, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Farmington, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Masset Airport, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1937	Lihue 1020, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	23 years	22 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 121 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	79
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2