Weather Records on 2 May 1996

1,076 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1996. Highest significance: Bingera Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1996

On 2 May 1996, 1,076 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 147 monthly and 927 daily.
Bingera Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 2 May 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,076 stations

1,076 station records on 2 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buaraba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.6 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalinga Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whittaker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talmoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leinster	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,076 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 556, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 2 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	556
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 2 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 147, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

904 broken records

Margins by which the 904 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1996

Top 20 records on 2 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1996	Bingera Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Samford Csiro, AU	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Mt Glorious Fahey Rd, AU	monthly rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Hattonvale Store, AU	monthly rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Ravensbourne, AU	monthly rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	monthly rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Bundaleer, AU	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1,076 records.

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

Records on 05-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1814	1
1835	1
1836	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	2
1852	1
1866	2
1868	2
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	9
1900	1
1901	6
1902	5
1903	14
1904	25
1905	19
1906	15
1907	22
1908	11
1909	48
1910	21
1911	34
1912	26
1913	132
1914	33
1915	25
1916	21
1917	52
1918	21
1919	52
1920	73
1921	31
1922	219
1923	58
1924	57
1925	123
1926	323
1927	125
1928	164
1929	336
1930	366
1931	237
1932	113
1933	584
1934	337
1935	509
1936	305
1937	278
1938	411
1939	273
1940	587
1941	510
1942	600
1943	542
1944	727
1945	522
1946	321
1947	794
1948	874
1949	561
1950	651
1951	509
1952	445
1953	1,009
1954	1,317
1955	977
1956	1,261
1957	371
1958	380
1959	1,030
1960	571
1961	670
1962	396
1963	685
1964	656
1965	314
1966	779
1967	1,123
1968	440
1969	338
1970	670
1971	421
1972	336
1973	711
1974	456
1975	337
1976	660
1977	579
1978	976
1979	743
1980	449
1981	1,009
1982	537
1983	1,808
1984	712
1985	1,062
1986	631
1987	763
1988	1,142
1989	1,009
1990	1,567
1991	587
1992	1,014
1993	1,017
1994	937
1995	1,166
1996	1,076
1997	750
1998	1,043
1999	838
2000	931
2001	1,256
2002	1,263
2003	787
2004	1,344
2005	1,785
2006	577
2007	867
2008	963
2009	898
2010	1,629
2011	936
2012	1,103
2013	1,486
2014	696
2015	582
2016	583
2017	601
2018	768
2019	622
2020	798
2021	572
2022	440
2023	951
2024	880
2025	569
2026	765

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Data for records on 1996-05-02: 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	842
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1