Weather Records on 5 May 1940

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1940. Highest significance: Tylden "Tulden", ZA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1940

On 5 May 1940, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 409 daily.
Tylden "Tulden" set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 5 May 1940.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 5 May 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 5 May 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1940

Top 20 records on 5 May 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1940	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Rietpoort, ZA	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Sulur, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Kirnur Nam, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Koregaon, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Chita, RU	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	9.9 C (17.8 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1940	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 446 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 20	325
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1