Weather Records on 1 May 1995

1,365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1995. Highest significance: Daylesford, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 1995

On 1 May 1995, 1,365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
393 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,291 daily.
Daylesford set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 1 May 1995.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,365 stations

1,365 station records on 1 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perelyub	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumaris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bullengarook East (Seskinore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sagehen Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caon Fernandez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cairn Curran Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,365 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 659, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 1 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	659
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 1 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 73, daily 1,291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,127 broken records

Margins by which the 1,127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1995

Top 20 records on 1 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1995	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	105 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Landsborough, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Downieville, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Senekal (Agr), ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Bochum, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Harrow (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Barmera, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Calistoga, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Sonoma, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1995	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1995	Salique (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1995	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1995	Lakeport, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	57 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,365 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1995-05-01: 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 25	1,062
25 to 50	51
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1