Weather Records on 5 May 1960

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1960. Highest significance: Saddleworth, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1960

On 5 May 1960, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 768 daily.
Saddleworth set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 5 May 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 5 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 594, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	594
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

725 broken records

Margins by which the 725 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1960

Top 20 records on 5 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1960	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1960	Lissadell, AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1960	Arcadia, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1960	Ravenna, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1960	N Loup, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1960	Glen Garrie, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1960	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1960	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Manoora, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Mundulla, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Truro, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	El Dorado, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Greeley, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Keyneton, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Nairne, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1960	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	51 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 773 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-05-05: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	635
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1