Weather Records on 5 May 2009

751 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2009. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 5 May 2009

On 5 May 2009, 751 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 725 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 5 May 2009.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

751 stations

751 station records on 5 May 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Funchal/S.Catarina	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson Gr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

751 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 5 May 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 2009 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2009

Top 20 records on 5 May 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2009	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2009	Nevada City, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2009	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	114 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2009	Bay Minette, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2009	Evergreen, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2009	Strawberry Valley 2, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Quincy, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Pit Rvr Ph 5, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Donner Mem Sp, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Wauna 3 W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Auburn, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Lima, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Rison, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Talladega, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	68 years	46 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 751 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 2009-05-05: 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 20	537
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1