Weather Records on 5 May 1980

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1980. Highest significance: Baku, AZ.

Key Facts for 5 May 1980

On 5 May 1980, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 545 daily.
Baku set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 5 May 1980.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 5 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cogla Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gazimammad Aerodrom	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sal'jny	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1980

Top 20 records on 5 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1980	Baku, AZ	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1980	Two Harbors, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Cogla Downs, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Federal Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Roy, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Enderby, CA	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Lindsay, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1980	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1980	Vilnius, LT	daily low max	1.8 C (35.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1980	Kamloops, CA	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1980	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 562 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 1980-05-05: 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 10	411
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2