Weather Records on 7 May 2005

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2005. Highest significance: Estherville 4E, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 2005

On 7 May 2005, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 619 daily.
Estherville 4E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 7 May 2005.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 7 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kittelfjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baruth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olenek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record low minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dworshak Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2005

Top 20 records on 7 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2005	Estherville 4E, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2005	Hart Mtn Refuge, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2005	Baker, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Kittelfjall_D, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Lindenberg, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Frankfurt/Oder, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Huntington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Kanawha, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Iasi, RO	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Busby, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Miercurea Ciuc, RO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Polson, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Sheridan AP, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Dechanabad, UZ	all-time rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Bacau, RO	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Daytona Beach, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Parma Exp STN, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Driggs, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2005	Gyshgy, TM	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	83 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 645 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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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	489
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1