Weather Records on 5 May 1963

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1963. Highest significance: Luiz Correia, BR.

Key Facts for 5 May 1963

On 5 May 1963, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 241 daily.
Luiz Correia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 192.1 mm (7.6 in) on 5 May 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 5 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.1 mm (7.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canary	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iskanderkul'	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 5 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1963

Top 20 records on 5 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1963	Luiz Correia, BR	monthly rain	192.1 mm (7.6 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1963	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Quilcene 2 SW, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Drain, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Canary, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Pearsall, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Scotia, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Newport, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Konni, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Gatesville, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Miraima, BR	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Rotan, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1963	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	35 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 249 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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Data for records on 1963-05-05: 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	176
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1