Weather Records on 5 May 2015

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2015. Highest significance: Gail, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 2015

On 5 May 2015, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 760 daily.
Gail set a monthly record daily precipitation of 202.9 mm (8.0 in) on 5 May 2015.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

783 stations

783 station records on 5 May 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Picacho	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eext	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 May 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 May 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

687 broken records

Margins by which the 687 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2015

Top 20 records on 5 May 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2015	Gail, US	monthly rain	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	117 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 May 2015	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Tahoka, US	all-time rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Levelland, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Plains, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily rain	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Seminole, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Dzaore, RU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Holton, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Jayton, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Mys Terpenij, RU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2015	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015	Mountainair, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015	Abernathy, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015	Lubbock 9N, US	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015	Borger, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015	Plainview, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015	Cedar City AP, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	53 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 783 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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Data for records on 2015-05-05: 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 50	678
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1