Weather Records on 5 May 1977

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1977. Highest significance: Cobar (Tambua), AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1977

On 5 May 1977, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 692 daily.
Cobar (Tambua) set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 5 May 1977.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 5 May 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mtn House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grande Prairie A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 May 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 May 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1977

Top 20 records on 5 May 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1977	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1977	Arcade, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1977	Hialeah, US	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Minonk, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Franklinville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Entrance, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Yorkton A, CA	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Waverly, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Virden, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1977	Walnut, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 708 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1977-05-05: 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	527
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2