Weather Records on 7 May 1995

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1995. Highest significance: Cape Agulhas, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 May 1995

On 7 May 1995, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 957 daily.
Cape Agulhas set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 7 May 1995.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 7 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estrela Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Juliana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morse	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vale Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 7 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 7 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 957.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

800 broken records

Margins by which the 800 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1995

Top 20 records on 7 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1995	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1995	Olovjannaja, RU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1995	Pedregulho, BR	daily rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Ibitiuva, BR	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Monte Carmelo, BR	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Terra Roxa, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	McCracken, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Ibia, BR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Dodge City, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Sanders, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Sterling, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Tescott, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Greer, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Sitio Esplanada, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Custer, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	47 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 997 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 1995-05-07: 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 20	702
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1