Weather Records on 5 May 1968

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1968. Highest significance: Ellendale Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1968

On 5 May 1968, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 419 daily.
Ellendale Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 5 May 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 5 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Avangard Zernosovho	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1968

Top 20 records on 5 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1968	Ellendale Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Avangard Zernosovho, RU	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Goombie, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Lamar, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Wien, AT	daily high max	29.6 C (85.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Barra de Santa Rosa, BR	monthly rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Catawba, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Perry, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1968	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1968	Irene Mtn Wauconda, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1968	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1968	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1968	Hugoton, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1968	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1968	Pelee Island, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1968	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	monthly low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	29 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 434 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 10	302
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2