Weather Records on 5 May 1969

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1969. Highest significance: Albany, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 1969

On 5 May 1969, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 507 daily.
Albany set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 5 May 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 5 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Ferro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 5 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1969

Top 20 records on 5 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1969	Albany, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Pau Ferro, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Chodavaram, IN	daily rain	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Lajedinho, BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Salida, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Fort Huachuca, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Winkelman 6 S, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	San Jon, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Fleming, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Kauffman 4 SSE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1969	Ft Stanton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	39 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 530 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 1969-05-05: 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	426
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1