Weather Records on 5 May 1990

1,511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1990. Highest significance: Dayton Mcd, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 1990

On 5 May 1990, 1,511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
851 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,463 daily.
Dayton Mcd set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 5 May 1990.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,511 stations

1,511 station records on 5 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.5 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chapingo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olinala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,511 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 452, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 399, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 493, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	452
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	399
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	493
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 1,463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,329 broken records

Margins by which the 1,329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1990

Top 20 records on 5 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1990	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1990	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1990	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1990	Dolores Hidalgo (Smn), MX	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1990	Greenfield, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1990	Greensburg, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1990	Franklin, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Piqua, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Presa Guaracha, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Tiffin, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Delaware, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	186.5 mm (7.3 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Milpa Alta, MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1990	Broadalbin, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 1,511 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 1990-05-05: 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	1,265
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1