Weather Records on 5 May 1982

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1982. Highest significance: Rockwell City, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 1982

On 5 May 1982, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 629 daily.
Rockwell City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 149.1 mm (5.9 in) on 5 May 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 5 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McMurray A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.6 cm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Churchill A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rannes Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 5 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 5 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1982

Top 20 records on 5 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1982	Rockwell City, US	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1982	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1982	Riomedina, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1982	Tabora Airport, TZ	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Fort McMurray A, CA	daily snowfall	13.6 cm (5.4 in)	13.1 cm (5.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Moyale, KE	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Shamrock, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Alliance, CA	daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Tacoma, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Churchill A, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Red Oak, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Muscatine, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Munday, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Lame Deer, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1982	Vinton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	86 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 659 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	492
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1