Weather Records on 5 May 1943

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1943. Highest significance: Jagdalpur, IN.

Key Facts for 5 May 1943

On 5 May 1943, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 420 daily.
Jagdalpur set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 5 May 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 5 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1943

Top 20 records on 5 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1943	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1943	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1943	Pandaria, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1943	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Virginia City, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Tekamah, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Umea, SE	daily high min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Fayetteville, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Clarksdale, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Ephrata, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Harlan, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Yorba Linda, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Virginia City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1943	Forse, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	32 years	23 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 427 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 25	317
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1