Weather Records on 5 May 1942

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1942. Highest significance: Sviland, NO.

Key Facts for 5 May 1942

On 5 May 1942, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 503 daily.
Sviland set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.9 mm (3.7 in) on 5 May 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 5 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1942

Top 20 records on 5 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1942	Sviland, NO	monthly rain	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1942	Oelrichs, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Linton Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Lusk 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Cottonwood 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	White Lake, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Tarkio, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Butte, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Hot Springs, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	monthly rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Academy 2NE, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1942	Cottonwood 2 E, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1942	Ainsworth, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1942	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1942	Syracuse, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	33 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 529 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 50	443
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1