Weather Records on 1 May 1996

1,439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1996. Highest significance: Orion, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 1996

On 1 May 1996, 1,439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 634 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 1,327 daily.
Orion set a daily record precipitation of 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 1 May 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,439 stations

1,439 station records on 1 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.6 mm (11.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pandanus Ck Forest 658	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tooloombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meteor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ossora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dangar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warkon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn - Cynthia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eksun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,439 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 428, Heaviest daily rainfall 466, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 1 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	428
Heaviest daily rainfall	466
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 1 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 109, daily 1,327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,154 broken records

Margins by which the 1,154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1996

Top 20 records on 1 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1996	Orion, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1996	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1996	Carmila Beach Road, AU	monthly rain	295.6 mm (11.6 in)	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1996	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1996	Back Plains, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Orkabie West Hill, AU	monthly rain	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Rolleston, AU	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Lac Vieux Desert, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Champion van Riper Pk, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Ironwood, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	The Valley, AU	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Pandanus Ck Forest 658, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Balmoral Station, AU	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Tooloombah, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Meteor Downs, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1996	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	49 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,439 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1996-05-01: 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	1,119
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1