Weather Records on 7 May 1950

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1950. Highest significance: Zagreb-Gric, HR.

Key Facts for 7 May 1950

On 7 May 1950, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 497 daily.
Zagreb-Gric set a daily record precipitation of 59.6 mm (2.3 in) on 7 May 1950.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 7 May 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.1 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1950

Top 20 records on 7 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1950	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1950	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Russellville, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Fulton, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Carthage, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Morrilton, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Estancia, BR	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1950	Gumri, AM	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1950	Osceola, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1950	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1950	Carson City, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1950	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1950	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1950	Eugenia, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1950	Searcy, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	32 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 526 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 50	365
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1