Weather Records on 7 May 1996

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1996. Highest significance: Westfalia, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 May 1996

On 7 May 1996, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 854 daily.
Westfalia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 7 May 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 7 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ettrick (Carara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackadgery Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orsha	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piney Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maidenwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1996

Top 20 records on 7 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1996	Westfalia, ZA	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1996	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1996	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1996	Tlaxco, MX	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1996	Shelbina, US	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1996	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou, AU	monthly rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Ettrick (Carara), AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Ellis, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Widgee, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Numinbah, AU	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1996	Paraiso, BR	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 880 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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Data for records on 1996-05-07: 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 20	615
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2