Weather Records on 4 May 1976

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1976. Highest significance: Leslie (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 May 1976

On 4 May 1976, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 486 daily.
Leslie (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 4 May 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 4 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duved	Sweden	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 67, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1976

Top 20 records on 4 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1976	Leslie (Mun), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1976	Schelm, ZA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Surprise Store, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Fernandina Beach, US	monthly low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Elk City 1NE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Wittebank, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	West Yellowstone, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Nitchequon, CA	monthly snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Duved, SE	daily snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Livingston, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Groot Rietvlei, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	39 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 554 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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 100	395
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3