Weather Records on 1 May 1997

804 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1997. Highest significance: Krakmo, NO.

Key Facts for 1 May 1997

On 1 May 1997, 804 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 708 daily.
Krakmo set a monthly record snow depth of 136.0 cm (53.5 in) on 1 May 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

804 stations

804 station records on 1 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	226.0 cm (89.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porsa II	Norway	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record snow depth	173.0 cm (68.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Victoria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gausvik	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

804 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 1 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 1 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 96, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 740.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1997

Top 20 records on 1 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1997	Krakmo, NO	monthly snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1997	Gilman, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Susendal, NO	monthly snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Ankenes, NO	monthly snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Petoskey, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	W Glacier, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Gaylord, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Muscoda, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Ayutla, MX	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1997	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	45 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 804 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 1997-05-01: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	616
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2
700 to 800	1