Weather Records on 1 May 1943

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1943. Highest significance: Thursday Island Township, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 1943

On 1 May 1943, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 492 daily.
Thursday Island Township set a monthly record daily precipitation of 197.1 mm (7.8 in) on 1 May 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 1 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1943

Top 20 records on 1 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1943	Thursday Island Township, AU	monthly rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1943	Cape York Post Office, AU	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1943	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Quebec, CA	monthly low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	monthly snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Willcox, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Cheboygan, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Brockville, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1943	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	28 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 526 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1943-05-01: 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 20	378
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2