Weather Records on 28 May 1996

1,438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1996. Highest significance: Holly, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1996

On 28 May 1996, 1,438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
571 were record highs and 476 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,318 daily.
Holly set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 28 May 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,438 stations

1,438 station records on 28 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Red Willow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irwinton 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yining	China	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virolahti Nopala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Browns Park Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arbon 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,438 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 383, Highest daily minimum 375, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	383
Highest daily minimum	375
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 103, daily 1,318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,076 broken records

Margins by which the 1,076 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1996

Top 20 records on 28 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1996	Holly, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1996	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1996	Leeds, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1996	Carthage, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Montgomery AP, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Talladega, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Lake Providence, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Red Willow Dam, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Buena Vista, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Crystal Valley, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Grouse Creek, US	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Brinkley, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Georgetown, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Meridian Key Fld, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1996	Irwinton 4 WNW, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	45 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

1794 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,438 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-05-28: 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	1,013
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1