Weather Records on 5 May 2020

403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2020. Highest significance: Losinoborskoe, RU.

Key Facts for 5 May 2020

On 5 May 2020, 403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 389 daily.
Losinoborskoe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 5 May 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

403 stations

403 station records on 5 May 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Losinoborskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nazimovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melvern Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	46.5 C (115.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogg Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mainnerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Catalina AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St-Girons	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rarawai	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dagupan	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melilla	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

403 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 May 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 May 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2020

Top 20 records on 5 May 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2020	Losinoborskoe, RU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2020	Tjuhtet, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Kingsport, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Nevada City, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	129 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Nazimovo, RU	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Charles City, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Lynchburg, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Weatherford, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Columbia 8 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Munising, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Eagle Nest, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	London Corbin AP, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Dalatangi, IS	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Melvern Lake, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2020	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	85 years	36 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 403 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 2026-10-17 (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	306
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1