Weather Records on 9 May 1996

1,260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1996. Highest significance: Geneseo, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1996

On 9 May 1996, 1,260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 453 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,228 daily.
Geneseo set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 9 May 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,260 stations

1,260 station records on 9 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dzilam de Bravo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roca	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pohakea Brg 307.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,260 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 287, Highest daily minimum 314, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 9 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	287
Highest daily minimum	314
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 9 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 1,228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1996

Top 20 records on 9 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1996	Geneseo, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1996	Nouakchott, MR	all-time rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1996	Princeton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1996	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1996	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1996	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1996	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1996	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Milan, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Laporte, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Niles, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1996	Valentine, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	47 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,260 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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Data for records on 1996-05-09: 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 25	887
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1