Weather Records on 5 May 1984

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1984. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 1984

On 5 May 1984, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 719 daily.
Newport set an all-time record daily precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 5 May 1984.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 5 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beylagan Aerodrome	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buchten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altglashutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stramproy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beesel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taboas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conchos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twenthe-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 5 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 5 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 43, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1984

Top 20 records on 5 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1984	Newport, US	all-time rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1984	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1984	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1984	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Stein (L), NL	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Richfield, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Beylagan Aerodrome, AZ	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Trier-Petrisberg, DE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Trier, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Lambertina, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Bilasuvar, AZ	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Astara, AZ	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Upanema (Dnocs), BR	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Giessen/Wettenberg, DE	monthly rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Lake City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Kaawaloa 29, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Valkenburg (L), NL	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Buchten, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Vaals, NL	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1984	Biedenkopf, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	46 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 767 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	574
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1