Weather Records on 5 May 1939

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1939. Highest significance: Talbot House, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1939

On 5 May 1939, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 221 daily.
Talbot House set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 5 May 1939.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 5 May 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgormouring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durrunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 May 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1939

Top 20 records on 5 May 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1939	Talbot House, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1939	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1939	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1939	Albany, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Sydney, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Bannister, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Helwan (Cairo), EG	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low min	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Clemson UNIV, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	McKinley, US	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Palermo, IT	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Moora, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	St Georges, CA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1939	Walgormouring, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	24 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 222 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 5	136
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1