Weather Records on 5 May 1957

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1957. Highest significance: Presa Parral, MX.

Key Facts for 5 May 1957

On 5 May 1957, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 354 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 542 daily.
Presa Parral set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 5 May 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 5 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Namarjan	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 205, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	205
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1957

Top 20 records on 5 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1957	Presa Parral, MX	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1957	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Kherson, UA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Namarjan, IN	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Palma 2 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Koyah, IN	daily rain	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Balipara(Addibar) Sr, IN	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Amguri, IN	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Seleng, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1957	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1957	Bikrampur, IN	daily rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1957	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1957	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1957	Trenton 1 NNE, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1957	Jaffirband, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	33 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 561 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 20	395
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3