Weather Records on 20 May 1967

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1967. Highest significance: Huntington Lake, US.

Key Facts for 20 May 1967

On 20 May 1967, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 582 daily.
Huntington Lake set a daily record snow depth of 129.5 cm (51.0 in) on 20 May 1967.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 20 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Currawarna (Bulls Run)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sume (Sao Tome)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Giant Forest	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Punaluu 884	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bengalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 20 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 20 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1967

Top 20 records on 20 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1967	Huntington Lake, US	daily snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	111.7 cm (44.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Llano, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Currawarna (Bulls Run), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Sume (Sao Tome), BR	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Carire, BR	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Baturite, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Limbri Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Goornong, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Des Arc, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1967	Pipestone, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	35 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

1802 to 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1967. 1967 had 587 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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 200	513
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1