Weather Records on 6 July 1996

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1996. Highest significance: Frasers, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 July 1996

On 6 July 1996, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
472 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 980 daily.
Frasers set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.8 mm (4.0 in) on 6 July 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 6 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hezuo	China	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petajavesi Kuivasmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuusula Ruotsinkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Korpilahti Muuratjarvi Varrasm	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuulos Teuro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuhmoinen Lastila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ivacevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hattula Leteensuo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tampere Harmala-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palkane Myttaala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Hiiskula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Artjarvi Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Multia Vehkoo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 382.

Records on 6 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 39, daily 980.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1996

Top 20 records on 6 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1996	Frasers, ZA	monthly rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1996	Maaninka Halola, FI	all-time rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1996	Heartsease, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1996	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1996	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1996	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1996	Ocala, US	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1996	Hezuo, CN	all-time rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Bratsk, RU	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	High Springs, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Petajavesi Kuivasmaki, FI	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi, FI	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 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 1,034 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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	627
10 to 20	92
20 to 30	41
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1