Weather Records on 4 May 1996

1,298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1996. Highest significance: Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1996

On 4 May 1996, 1,298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
519 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,247 daily.
Sunnybank Bowls Club set a daily record precipitation of 71.2 mm (2.8 in) on 4 May 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,298 stations

1,298 station records on 4 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bromolla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hemsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	305.0 mm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalinga Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgrove Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,298 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 571, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 4 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	571
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 4 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 46, daily 1,247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,048 broken records

Margins by which the 1,048 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1996

Top 20 records on 4 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1996	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	105 years	79 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	107 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1996	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)

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 1,298 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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Data for records on 1996-05-04: 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	978
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1