Weather Records on 5 May 1952

723 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1952. Highest significance: Nes Pa Hedmark, NO.

Key Facts for 5 May 1952

On 5 May 1952, 723 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 699 daily.
Nes Pa Hedmark set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 5 May 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

723 stations

723 station records on 5 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mogumber	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

723 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1952

Top 20 records on 5 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1952	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Nord Odal, NO	monthly rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Biri, NO	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Bijni, IN	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Roselea, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Beito, NO	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Tambarmering, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Chidlow, AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Dudinin, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1952	Mundaring Weir, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	36 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 723 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 1952-05-05: 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 25	534
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1