Weather Records on 5 May 1958

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1958. Highest significance: Cananeia G4-001, BR.

Key Facts for 5 May 1958

On 5 May 1958, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 398 daily.
Cananeia G4-001 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 170.3 mm (6.7 in) on 5 May 1958.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 5 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springs 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1958

Top 20 records on 5 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1958	Cananeia G4-001, BR	monthly rain	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Mercanam, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Toora, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Pamban, IN	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Asifabad(Rev), IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Clear Spring 1 ENE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Southport, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Wonthaggi, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Fairmont, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1958	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	39 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 404 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	329
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1