Weather Records on 1 May 1976

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1976. Highest significance: Beaufort Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 1 May 1976

On 1 May 1976, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 616 daily.
Beaufort Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 1 May 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 1 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duved	Sweden	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	209.0 cm (82.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donalsonville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 1 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 1 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 56, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1976

Top 20 records on 1 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1976	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	monthly snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1976	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1976	Savannah USDA Plt Gd, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Duved, SE	monthly snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Liafoss, NO	monthly snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Tunnsjo, NO	monthly snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	monthly snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Aunet, NO	monthly snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Alicante, ES	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1976	Fleming, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 673 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 1976-05-01: 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 100	541
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1