Weather Records on 7 May 1951

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1951. Highest significance: Pinsk, BY.

Key Facts for 7 May 1951

On 7 May 1951, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 224 daily.
Pinsk set a daily record precipitation of 30.6 mm (1.2 in) on 7 May 1951.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 7 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1951

Top 20 records on 7 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1951	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Hondo, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Floresville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Matagorda #2, US	all-time rain	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Goliad, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Aachen, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1951	Koregaon, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1951	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1951	Woodsboro, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1951	Blessington Upper, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1951	Atlanta 1 E, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1951	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1951	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1951	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	26 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 226 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	169
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1