Weather Records on 7 May 1941

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1941. Highest significance: Barpeta, IN.

Key Facts for 7 May 1941

On 7 May 1941, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 299 daily.
Barpeta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 212.6 mm (8.4 in) on 7 May 1941.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 7 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1941

Top 20 records on 7 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1941	Barpeta, IN	monthly rain	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Gauhati Obsy, IN	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Koyah, IN	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Fichtelberg, DE	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Mandakata, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Hajo, IN	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Monierkhal, IN	monthly rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Badarpur, IN	monthly rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Kulikuchi, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1941	Dullabcherra, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1941	Sairang, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1941	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1941	Kursk, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1941	Poltava, UA	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1941	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1941	Kolosib, IN	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	29 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 317 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 100	254
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1