Weather Records on 5 May 1941

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1941. Highest significance: Scott Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1941

On 5 May 1941, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 397 daily.
Scott Cda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 5 May 1941.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 5 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooeearup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blythwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zigzag Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boyning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1941

Top 20 records on 5 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1941	Scott Cda, CA	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1941	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Boyanup, AU	all-time rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Hamel, AU	all-time rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Donnybrook, AU	all-time rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Shawnee, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Cooeearup, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Elsfield, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Alexandria, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Kargil, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1941	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	37 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 415 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 1941-05-05: 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 50	339
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1