Weather Records on 5 May 1953

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1953. Highest significance: Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1953

On 5 May 1953, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 640 daily.
Moruya Heads Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 206.0 mm (8.1 in) on 5 May 1953.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 5 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cotter River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kawainui Lower 193	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1953

Top 20 records on 5 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1953	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1953	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1953	Pambula Post Office, AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1953	Narooma Rvcp, AU	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1953	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Narua, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Cotter River, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1953	Armagh, GB	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	108 years	53 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 659 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 1953-05-05: 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	473
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2