Weather Records on 5 May 1954

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1954. Highest significance: Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 5 May 1954

On 5 May 1954, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 465 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 589 daily.
Ko253Lpatti Sr set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 5 May 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 5 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1954

Top 20 records on 5 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1954	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1954	Dalu, IN	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1954	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1954	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1954	Ironwood, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1954	Lambton, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1954	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Escanaba, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Barrie, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Oneonta, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Bluefield 2 NW, US	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Gunupur, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1954	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	28 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 607 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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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	443
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1