Weather Records on 5 May 1970

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 5 May 1970

On 5 May 1970, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 368 daily.
Schierke set a daily record snow depth of 42.0 cm (16.5 in) on 5 May 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 5 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Koordarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	270.0 cm (106.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trois Rivieres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kallista Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1970

Top 20 records on 5 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1970	Koordarrie, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Kerki, TM	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	270.0 cm (106.3 in)	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Kooline, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Brownsville, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Mallina, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Shawinigan, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Kursk, RU	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1970	Elizabeth City, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 386 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 200	307
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1