Weather Records on 5 May 2002

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2002. Highest significance: Sortavala, RU.

Key Facts for 5 May 2002

On 5 May 2002, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 846 daily.
Sortavala set a daily record precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 5 May 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 5 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sortavala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hohhot	China	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmijarvi Rajamaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Hiiskula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ruokolahti Kotalahti Sipinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vihti Maasoja	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winder 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 846.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2002

Top 20 records on 5 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2002	Sortavala, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Hohhot, CN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Nurmijarvi Rajamaki, FI	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Vihti Hiiskula, FI	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Ruokolahti Kotalahti Sipinen, FI	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla, FI	monthly rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Knapp 2 SW, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Covington, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	San Jose de Gracia, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Anderson, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Wilton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Hartwell, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Snowshoe Lake, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2002	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 883 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 100	635
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1