Weather Records on 5 May 1996

1,368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1996. Highest significance: Toombul Bowls Club, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1996

On 5 May 1996, 1,368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,320 daily.
Toombul Bowls Club set a daily record precipitation of 137.4 mm (5.4 in) on 5 May 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,368 stations

1,368 station records on 5 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Langjum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
High Range (Wanganderry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vahakyro Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Untra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.6 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Sylvia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalinga Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.1 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,368 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 655, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 5 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	655
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 5 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 44, daily 1,320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,116 broken records

Margins by which the 1,116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1996

Top 20 records on 5 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1996	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 May 1996	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Philippi, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Viewmount, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1996	Samford Csiro, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	62 years	66 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 1,368 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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Data for records on 1996-05-05: 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	1,043
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1