Weather Records on 5 July 1996

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1996. Highest significance: Waynesboro 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1996

On 5 July 1996, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
426 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,084 daily.
Waynesboro 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 5 July 1996.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 5 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falenky	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heltermaa	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Dorodong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Cacahuatepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Suchixtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celestun (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Peaje	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribsees	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 484.

Records on 5 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 38, daily 1,084.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1996

Top 20 records on 5 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1996	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1996	Peake, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	San Marcos, MX	monthly rain	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Falenky, RU	all-time rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Keith, AU	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Heltermaa, EE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Albion 1 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Hermit 8 SE, US	all-time high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Beaufort Wwtp, US	monthly rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Wyola 1 SW, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Hemingford, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Redbank, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Serviceton North, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Colony, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Dergholm (Dorodong), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 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

1796 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 1,130 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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Data for records on 1996-07-05: 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 20	814
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1