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Weather Records on 7 May 2021

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2021. Highest significance: Doodenanning, AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 2021

  • On 7 May 2021, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 213 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 480 daily.
  • Doodenanning set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.2 mm (4.4 in) on 7 May 2021.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

484 stations
Weather records on 7 May 2021 484 station records on 7 May 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
484 station records on 7 May 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 May 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DoodenanningAustraliaRecord daily precipitation111.2 mm (4.4 in)76 of 100 (Major)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation80.4 mm (3.2 in)75 of 100 (Major)
Bundanoon Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation137.2 mm (5.4 in)70 of 100 (Major)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation93.2 mm (3.7 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Cawdor (Woodburn)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.4 mm (2.4 in)60 of 100 (Major)
ZakatalaAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation99.3 mm (3.9 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Point Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.0 mm (3.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.0 mm (3.2 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Ran Air Station AWSAustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.8 mm (3.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Park ( St. Marys TowerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.6 mm (2.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (the Pie Shop)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation146.8 mm (5.8 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Countegany (Gaerloch)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.4 mm (1.3 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.0 mm (1.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrengarry (the Old School HoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation123.0 mm (4.8 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
TawauMalaysiaRecord daily precipitation110.0 mm (4.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Booalbyn)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.0 mm (2.4 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.0 mm (1.5 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation90.6 mm (3.6 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.0 mm (2.1 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
MahabaleshwarIndiaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIVUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Airport AWSAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.0 mm (1.7 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
PorthillUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.2 mm (2.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
RockvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Lower (Araluen Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns FerryUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.8 mm (2.6 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Amaroo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo (Wandella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.0 mm (1.6 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
BilbarinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Windang Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.8 mm (2.7 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Irvine (Booralee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.4 mm (1.9 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo MissionUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowther ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley (Northcliffe Drive)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Berrima West (Medway (Wombat CAustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.8 mm (2.6 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
TorreviejaSpainRecord high maximum temperature30.5 C (86.9 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
MountainairUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton (Bindo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.0 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Circle C)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - VollNorwayRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
FredriksbergSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Cross City 1 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Lower TwinUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Wombeyan CavesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.8 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale (Cooyong Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.0 mm (3.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (Johnniefelds)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Turku Turun LentoasemaFinlandRecord low maximum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.0 mm (1.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (MauritiuMauritiusRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 7 NUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
AgzuRussiaRecord high minimum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Faulconbridge (St Georges CresAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.8 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.0 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Brayton (Longreach)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records
Records on 7 May 2021 by type Records set or tied on 7 May 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 109Lowest daily maximum: 63Highest daily minimum: 104Lowest daily minimum: 86Heaviest daily rainfall: 119Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 May 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 7 May 2021 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum109
Lowest daily maximum63
Highest daily minimum104
Lowest daily minimum86
Heaviest daily rainfall119
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 7 May 2021 by timescale Records on 7 May 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 480. 0200400600all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 480all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 May 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 480.
Records on 7 May 2021 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily480

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 2021 Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 20: 36720 to 40: 1740 to 60: 1060 to 80: 180 to 100: 1100 to 120: 2120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 2021
MarginRecords
0 to 20367
20 to 4017
40 to 6010
60 to 801
80 to 1001
100 to 1202
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2021
Top 20 records on 7 May 2021 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 May 2021Doodenanning, AUmonthly rain111.2 mm (4.4 in)45.2 mm (1.8 in)53 years76 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2021Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AUdaily rain80.4 mm (3.2 in)56.3 mm (2.2 in)118 years75 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2021Bundanoon Bowling Club, AUdaily rain137.2 mm (5.4 in)97.1 mm (3.8 in)68 years70 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2021Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain93.2 mm (3.7 in)55.1 mm (2.2 in)68 years68 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2021Cawdor (Woodburn), AUdaily rain60.4 mm (2.4 in)40.1 mm (1.6 in)58 years60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2021Zakatala, AZdaily rain99.3 mm (3.9 in)60.6 mm (2.4 in)64 years58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Greenwell Point Bowling Club, AUdaily rain77.0 mm (3.0 in)51.1 mm (2.0 in)58 years57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Katoomba (Murri St), AUdaily rain81.0 mm (3.2 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)106 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Nowra Ran Air Station AWS, AUdaily rain75.8 mm (3.0 in)50.9 mm (2.0 in)32 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Douglas Park ( St. Marys Tower, AUdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)39.6 mm (1.6 in)42 years50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Robertson (the Pie Shop), AUdaily rain146.8 mm (5.8 in)130.0 mm (5.1 in)26 years50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Countegany (Gaerloch), AUdaily rain33.4 mm (1.3 in)30.9 mm (1.2 in)56 years49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Emmaville (Strathbogie), AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)146 years48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Barrengarry (the Old School Ho, AUdaily rain123.0 mm (4.8 in)112.8 mm (4.4 in)16 years48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Tawau, MYdaily rain110.0 mm (4.3 in)102.9 mm (4.1 in)14 years48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Wedderburn (Booalbyn), AUdaily rain60.0 mm (2.4 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)36 years47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Marrickville Golf Club, AUdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)108 years46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Albion Park Post Office, AUdaily rain90.6 mm (3.6 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)68 years46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Bilpin Post Office, AUdaily rain53.0 mm (2.1 in)44.4 mm (1.7 in)16 years44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2021Mahabaleshwar, INdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)72 years44 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 2021
Records on 05-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 484 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11816: 11825: 21837: 11838: 11844: 11845: 21846: 11848: 21850: 21852: 11853: 11856: 31857: 11861: 31862: 11863: 11864: 11867: 31869: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 31878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 41891: 41892: 21894: 41895: 21897: 51898: 71899: 31900: 101901: 11902: 61903: 131904: 191905: 211906: 151907: 141908: 291909: 151910: 161911: 141912: 141913: 301914: 371915: 401916: 341917: 1881918: 601919: 2631920: 591921: 411922: 401923: 1191924: 1411925: 2071926: 2271927: 1911928: 2041929: 2241930: 6371931: 4731932: 2881933: 2911934: 6981935: 2981936: 4661937: 1211938: 4671939: 1941940: 3171941: 3171942: 2701943: 4161944: 4761945: 7511946: 3391947: 7271948: 3381949: 4391950: 5261951: 2261952: 4851953: 5411954: 4811955: 3931956: 6651957: 5461958: 5851959: 3351960: 8991961: 4421962: 3811963: 8251964: 6871965: 6711966: 7621967: 9731968: 7561969: 6781970: 8221971: 3641972: 5151973: 4471974: 7431975: 7841976: 7821977: 6621978: 9251979: 8881980: 5931981: 7101982: 8021983: 7241984: 1,3001985: 5571986: 1,1631987: 1,1151988: 7521989: 1,8801990: 1,0241991: 5991992: 1,8301993: 8311994: 6211995: 9971996: 8801997: 1,3591998: 1,1661999: 1,0082000: 1,6932001: 7432002: 1,3442003: 1,1382004: 1,3972005: 6452006: 8332007: 1,0472008: 5262009: 7352010: 1,1232011: 5582012: 7092013: 6332014: 6462015: 5692016: 6772017: 5432018: 5422019: 5222020: 5772021: 4842022: 7842023: 6672024: 8582025: 6352026: 7151795186318901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 484 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-07 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18161
18252
18371
18381
18441
18452
18461
18482
18502
18521
18531
18563
18571
18613
18621
18631
18641
18673
18691
18701
18721
18742
18763
18781
18792
18801
18842
18851
18864
18871
18881
18892
18904
18914
18922
18944
18952
18975
18987
18993
190010
19011
19026
190313
190419
190521
190615
190714
190829
190915
191016
191114
191214
191330
191437
191540
191634
1917188
191860
1919263
192059
192141
192240
1923119
1924141
1925207
1926227
1927191
1928204
1929224
1930637
1931473
1932288
1933291
1934698
1935298
1936466
1937121
1938467
1939194
1940317
1941317
1942270
1943416
1944476
1945751
1946339
1947727
1948338
1949439
1950526
1951226
1952485
1953541
1954481
1955393
1956665
1957546
1958585
1959335
1960899
1961442
1962381
1963825
1964687
1965671
1966762
1967973
1968756
1969678
1970822
1971364
1972515
1973447
1974743
1975784
1976782
1977662
1978925
1979888
1980593
1981710
1982802
1983724
19841,300
1985557
19861,163
19871,115
1988752
19891,880
19901,024
1991599
19921,830
1993831
1994621
1995997
1996880
19971,359
19981,166
19991,008
20001,693
2001743
20021,344
20031,138
20041,397
2005645
2006833
20071,047
2008526
2009735
20101,123
2011558
2012709
2013633
2014646
2015569
2016677
2017543
2018542
2019522
2020577
2021484
2022784
2023667
2024858
2025635
2026715

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).