Weather Records on 21 May 1996

1,461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 1996. Highest significance: Kalmar_D, SE.

Key Facts for 21 May 1996

On 21 May 1996, 1,461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,048 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,357 daily.
Kalmar_D set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 21 May 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,461 stations

1,461 station records on 21 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fagerhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Savsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hylletofta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toraliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roslavl	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,461 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 559, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 489, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 21 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	559
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	489
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 21 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 100, daily 1,357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,080 broken records

Margins by which the 1,080 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 1996

Top 20 records on 21 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 1996	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	77 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1996	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1996	Lowell, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1996	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1996	Vasilevici, BY	monthly rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1996	Marengo, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1996	Fagerhult_D, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Chemult, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Savsjo, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Hylletofta, SE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Saginaw #3, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Staunton Wtp, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Sappho 8 E, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Nybro-Slattingebygd D, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Folkston 9 SW, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Sandbackshult, SE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Saint Charles, US	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Yale 1 NNW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1996	Riga, LV	all-time rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	49 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 1,461 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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Data for records on 1996-05-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,074
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1