Weather Records on 5 May 1976

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1976. Highest significance: Manina (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1976

On 5 May 1976, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 389 daily.
Manina (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 5 May 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 5 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duved	Sweden	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Churchill A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlingame	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belen	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 5 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 5 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1976

Top 20 records on 5 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1976	Manina (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Corona, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Colstrip, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Duved, SE	daily snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Mesa, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1976	Liafoss, NO	daily snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1976	Gaddede, SE	daily snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1976	Conchas Dam, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1976	Bay City, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1976	Touros, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1976	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1976	Hebron, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1976	Windsor, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1976	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 402 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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	303
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2