Weather Records on 7 May 1991

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1991. Highest significance: New Salem, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1991

On 7 May 1991, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 584 daily.
New Salem set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 7 May 1991.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 7 May 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lidice	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knightville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Gabriel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulls Brg Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bohodukhiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saugatuck Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 May 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 May 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1991

Top 20 records on 7 May 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1991	New Salem, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Lidice, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Falls Village, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Osijek, HR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Belchertown, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Burlington, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Vernon, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	West Hartford Nepp, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Wigwam Rsvr, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Shepaug Dam, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	W Otis, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Edward Macdowell Lake, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Knightville Dam, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	South Lyndeboro, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Westfield, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Fazenda Sao Gabriel, BR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1991	Stevenson Dam, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	43 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 599 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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Data for records on 1991-05-07: 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 10	395
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1