Weather Records on 5 May 1944

1,237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1944. Highest significance: Clyde State School, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1944

On 5 May 1944, 1,237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 769 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 162 monthly and 1,075 daily.
Clyde State School set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 5 May 1944.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,237 stations

1,237 station records on 5 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,237 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 341, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 428, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	341
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	428
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 162, daily 1,075.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,016 broken records

Margins by which the 1,016 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1944

Top 20 records on 5 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1944	Clyde State School, AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1944	Olinda, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Savanne, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Franklinton, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Healesville (Mount St Leonard), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Mount Seymour (Overton), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Woori Yallock, AU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Vestervig, DK	monthly low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Vermillion 2 SE, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1944	Beenak, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1944	Kinglake, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1944	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1944	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1944	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 1,237 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 1944-05-05: 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	1,003
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1