Weather Records on 5 May 1946

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1946. Highest significance: Keonjhargarh, IN.

Key Facts for 5 May 1946

On 5 May 1946, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 293 daily.
Keonjhargarh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.7 mm (5.6 in) on 5 May 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 5 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 5 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1946

Top 20 records on 5 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1946	Keonjhargarh, IN	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1946	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1946	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Caetite, BR	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Deogarh (Bamra), IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Gop, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Sapotra, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Angul, IN	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1946	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 306 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 10	185
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	1