Weather Records on 5 May 1999

1,301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1999. Highest significance: Tullahoma, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 1999

On 5 May 1999, 1,301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 385 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,220 daily.
Tullahoma set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 5 May 1999.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,301 stations

1,301 station records on 5 May 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tenacitas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Mansfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,301 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 290, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 386, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 5 May 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	290
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 5 May 1999 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 67, daily 1,220.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,043 broken records

Margins by which the 1,043 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1999

Top 20 records on 5 May 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1999	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1999	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1999	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1999	Monteagle, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1999	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Blunt, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Memphis Intl AP, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Rugby, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Center 4SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Rumoi, JP	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Salem, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Granville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Lake Cormorant, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Onaka, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	La Moure, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Tellico Plains, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1999	Medina, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 1,301 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-05-05: 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 50	1,026
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1