Weather Records on 5 May 1975

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1975. Highest significance: Julfa, AZ.

Key Facts for 5 May 1975

On 5 May 1975, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 649 daily.
Julfa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.2 mm (2.0 in) on 5 May 1975.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 5 May 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Julfa	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chemult	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Val-Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dudleys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 5 May 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 5 May 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1975

Top 20 records on 5 May 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1975	Julfa, AZ	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1975	Chemult, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Val-Marie, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe, BR	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Norwood, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Rangely 1E, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Grouse, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Miles City AP, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Acude Malhada Vermelha, BR	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Hollister, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Ouray, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Taboleiro Grande, BR	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Ternopil, UA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Burnet, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Southampton, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1975	Mina, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 711 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 1975-05-05: 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 100	555
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2