Weather Records on 20 May 1996

1,749 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1996. Highest significance: Putbus, DE.

Key Facts for 20 May 1996

On 20 May 1996, 1,749 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,412 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 197 monthly and 1,548 daily.
Putbus set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 20 May 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,749 stations

1,749 station records on 20 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Barkakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ystad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Genevad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Horby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baltijsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stehag	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungbyhed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hammer Odde Fyr-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gillastig	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kullen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Svalov	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skurup_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,749 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 708, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 704, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	708
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	704
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 197, daily 1,548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,280 broken records

Margins by which the 1,280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1996

Top 20 records on 20 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1996	Putbus, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1996	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1996	Barkakra, SE	monthly rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1996	Caro Wwtp, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1996	Lund, SE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Lansing Capital City AP, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Cross Village 1E, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Ystad, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Franklinville, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Genevad, SE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Elmira, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Hawley 1 E, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Towanda 1 S, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Sierra Blanca 2 E, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Vomb, SE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1996	Horby, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 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

1802 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1996. 1996 had 1,749 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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Data for records on 1996-05-20: 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	1,277
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1