Weather Records on 6 May 1996

1,578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1996. Highest significance: Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1996

On 6 May 1996, 1,578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,536 daily.
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede set a daily record precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 6 May 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,578 stations

1,578 station records on 6 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Border Gate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Pilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanging Rock State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Flat (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Mary Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baryulgil (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackadgery Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,578 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 335, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 717, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 6 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	335
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	717
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 6 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 1,536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,315 broken records

Margins by which the 1,315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1996

Top 20 records on 6 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1996	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Chester, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Flores (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Uriarra Forest, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Beechmont Binna Burra Road, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Mittagong (Kia Ora), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Milawa Brown Bros, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Belgaum/Sambra, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Rathdowney Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Cave Run Lake, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	54 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 1,578 records.

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

Records on 05-06 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1805	1
1825	1
1836	1
1845	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1872	1
1877	3
1880	2
1883	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	5
1898	17
1899	3
1900	8
1901	3
1902	8
1903	9
1904	12
1905	18
1906	14
1907	11
1908	18
1909	19
1910	23
1911	14
1912	20
1913	47
1914	30
1915	32
1916	51
1917	197
1918	43
1919	63
1920	42
1921	39
1922	87
1923	126
1924	95
1925	225
1926	178
1927	133
1928	106
1929	225
1930	581
1931	378
1932	302
1933	336
1934	640
1935	319
1936	430
1937	172
1938	310
1939	185
1940	243
1941	325
1942	309
1943	375
1944	879
1945	318
1946	260
1947	613
1948	384
1949	917
1950	610
1951	292
1952	496
1953	635
1954	551
1955	422
1956	559
1957	644
1958	615
1959	463
1960	781
1961	655
1962	301
1963	623
1964	823
1965	624
1966	950
1967	697
1968	890
1969	695
1970	710
1971	459
1972	499
1973	499
1974	806
1975	925
1976	644
1977	896
1978	899
1979	1,122
1980	574
1981	489
1982	800
1983	554
1984	846
1985	549
1986	1,228
1987	1,049
1988	919
1989	1,814
1990	1,220
1991	1,028
1992	1,486
1993	795
1994	591
1995	961
1996	1,578
1997	1,127
1998	1,160
1999	1,198
2000	1,357
2001	767
2002	979
2003	1,596
2004	1,490
2005	826
2006	663
2007	1,061
2008	412
2009	732
2010	1,187
2011	604
2012	1,007
2013	1,024
2014	612
2015	589
2016	808
2017	659
2018	454
2019	462
2020	578
2021	517
2022	736
2023	559
2024	841
2025	732
2026	796

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Data for records on 1996-05-06: 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	1,275
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1