Weather Records on 5 June 1996

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1996. Highest significance: Cagliari, IT.

Key Facts for 5 June 1996

On 5 June 1996, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 758 daily.
Cagliari set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 5 June 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 5 June 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millerovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Zacatepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacotepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tillabery	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gangca	China	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malye Derbety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Pinzanes (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faywood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 314, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 126.

Records on 5 June 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	314
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1996

Top 20 records on 5 June 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1996	Cagliari, IT	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1996	Windsor, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Pioche, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Wanaque Raymond Dam, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Millerovo, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata), BR	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Virginia City, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Chama, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Barrow AP, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Santa Maria Zacatepec (Cfe), MX	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Socorro, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Bowie, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Tres Piedras, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1996	Topeka ASOS, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	38 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

1804 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1996. 1996 had 776 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-06-05: 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 10	546
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1