Weather Records on 11 May 1996

1,088 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1996. Highest significance: Carrollton Lock 1, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1996

On 11 May 1996, 1,088 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
609 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Carrollton Lock 1 set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 11 May 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,088 stations

1,088 station records on 11 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlestown 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Piquete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Horn Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dora 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Negley 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yajalon (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	46.2 C (115.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reforma I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,088 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 418, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	418
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1996

Top 20 records on 11 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1996	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Charlestown 5 NNW, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Kings Mills, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Williamstown, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Represa Piquete, BR	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Villaflores (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Vevay, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Horn Island Airport, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Sidell 4N, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Brownsville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Emory, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Dora 3SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Stamford, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1996	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	22.4 C (72.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	107 years	43 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

1814 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1996. 1996 had 1,088 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	799
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2