Weather Records on 5 May 2000

1,442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2000. Highest significance: Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 2000

On 5 May 2000, 1,442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
977 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,414 daily.
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) set a daily record precipitation of 71.2 mm (2.8 in) on 5 May 2000.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,442 stations

1,442 station records on 5 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Masljanino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bixby	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Westmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Won Wron Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Texmelucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,442 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 519, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 458, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	519
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	458
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 1,414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2000

Top 20 records on 5 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2000	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Tooraweenah (Denham St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	101 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	110 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	110 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Madalya, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Masljanino, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2000	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	118 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Dartmouth Reservoir, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Bixby, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Gowan Hills, AU	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2000	Coonabarabran (Westmount), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	49 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 1,442 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

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,096
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1