Weather Records on 5 May 1962

261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1962. Highest significance: Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR.

Key Facts for 5 May 1962

On 5 May 1962, 261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 255 daily.
Pio IX (Patrocinio) set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 5 May 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

261 stations

261 station records on 5 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maramsilli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kondapar	India	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rudri	India	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

261 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1962

Top 20 records on 5 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1962	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Independence #1, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Amiandos, CY	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Maramsilli, IN	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Adilabad, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Independence, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Mahbubnagar, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Umari, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1962	Porto, BR	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1962	Paracuru, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1962	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1962	Itapipoca, BR	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1962	Plant City, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1962	Wheatland 4N, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1962	Santa Quiteria, BR	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 261 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1962
Margin	Records
0 to 100	187
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1