Weather Records on 5 May 1965

724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1965. Highest significance: Noonegin, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1965

On 5 May 1965, 724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 661 daily.
Noonegin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 5 May 1965.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

724 stations

724 station records on 5 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wandi Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narembeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulji Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pithara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gorya Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gretna (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

724 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 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 1965

Top 20 records on 5 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1965	Noonegin, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	Kealia 1112, US	monthly rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	Codg Codgen, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	Ejanding, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	Millston, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	Yellow Grass, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	Bajramaly, TM	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1965	Watford City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Roberts 3 N, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Nukarni, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Pontiac, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Wandi Farm, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Bodallin, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1965	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	54 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 724 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 1965-05-05: 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 50	575
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1