Weather Records on 5 May 1981

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1981. Highest significance: Oktjabrskaja, RU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1981

On 5 May 1981, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 499 daily.
Oktjabrskaja set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 5 May 1981.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 5 May 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matua	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vermilion Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ex Hacienda San Diego	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.2 cm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Converse	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tirana	Albania	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tunka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 May 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 May 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1981

Top 20 records on 5 May 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1981	Oktjabrskaja, RU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1981	Raipur, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Minocqua, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Abbeville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Atakpane, TG	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Matua, RU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Sobolevo, RU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Snyder, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Steffenville, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Olds, CA	daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Bernalillo, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Vermilion Lock, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1981	Sugar Camp, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 524 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	414
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1