Weather Records on 7 May 1974

743 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1974. Highest significance: Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1974

On 7 May 1974, 743 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 379 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 728 daily.
Woomera (Oakden Hills) set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 7 May 1974.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

743 stations

743 station records on 7 May 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrappa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvojnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

743 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1974

Top 20 records on 7 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1974	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1974	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1974	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1974	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1974	Kingoonya, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Wirraminna Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Woomera (Mahanewo), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Wirrappa, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Newry, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Chileka, MW	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	6.6 C (43.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Toledo Blade, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	St Catharines, CA	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1974	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 743 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 50	591
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1