Weather Records on 5 May 1987

895 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1987. Highest significance: Jacobina, BR.

Key Facts for 5 May 1987

On 5 May 1987, 895 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 867 daily.
Jacobina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.5 mm (3.3 in) on 5 May 1987.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

895 stations

895 station records on 5 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aldeinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Acungui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba-II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guaira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comercio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Recalque Abc	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Debremarcos	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tavil-Dora	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

895 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 867.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1987

Top 20 records on 5 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1987	Jacobina, BR	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1987	Aldeinha, BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Anthony, US	all-time rain	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Moran, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Eldorado Springs, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Barra Do Acungui, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Great Salt Plains Dam, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Notla 3 SE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Irapuato, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Perpignan, FR	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	San Jose, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Juquitiba-II, BR	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Sabinas (Dge), MX	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Austin #2, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1987	Gilroy, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	37 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 895 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 1987-05-05: 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	709
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1