Weather Records on 7 May 2011

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2011. Highest significance: Jaskul, RU.

Key Facts for 7 May 2011

On 7 May 2011, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 543 daily.
Jaskul set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 7 May 2011.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 7 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaskul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kostuckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seaqaqa	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slavgorod	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaspiyskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewis Lake Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blind Bull Sum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penang	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concepcion de Buenos Aires	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged (Aut)	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Bear	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nis	Serbia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sojna	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deva	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2011

Top 20 records on 7 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2011	Jaskul, RU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Kostuckovichi, BY	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Kainaliu 73.2, US	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Seaqaqa, FJ	daily rain	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Brjansk, RU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Darwin Rch, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Maastricht, NL	daily high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Bradford, GB	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Buxton, GB	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Legaspi, PH	daily low max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2011	Newton Rigg, GB	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	73 years	37 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 558 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	429
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1