Weather Records on 5 May 1947

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1947. Highest significance: Woodstock, CA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1947

On 5 May 1947, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 515 daily.
Woodstock set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 5 May 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 5 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northern Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 5 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1947

Top 20 records on 5 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1947	Woodstock, CA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1947	South Egremont, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1947	Northern Gully, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1947	Landor, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1947	Hatch, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1947	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Muenster, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Benson, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Moncton, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Chama, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Iguape, BR	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Payson Rs, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Arthur River, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Ft Valley, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Oracle, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Manassa, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Black Rock, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1947	Willcox, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	25 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 528 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 1947-05-05: 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 10	419
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1