Weather Records on 10 July 1996

1,604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1996. Highest significance: Waterdale, US.

Key Facts for 10 July 1996

On 10 July 1996, 1,604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
491 were record highs and 849 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,498 daily.
Waterdale set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 10 July 1996.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 405 records.

Record Map

1,604 stations

1,604 station records on 10 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,604 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 516, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 333, Heaviest daily rainfall 264.

Records on 10 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	516
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	333
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 96, daily 1,498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,184 broken records

Margins by which the 1,184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1996

Top 20 records on 10 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1996	Waterdale, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1996	Newkirk, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Taloga, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Hachijojima, JP	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Fountain, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Beaver, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Brady, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Taiyuan, CN	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Progreso, MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Shijiazhuang, CN	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Tegjultja, RU	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Weatherford, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Yokohama, JP	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Pratt 3NW, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Meeker 5 W, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Guthrie 5S, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1996	Arlington Six Flags, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	52 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 1,604 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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Data for records on 1996-07-10: 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	1,128
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	5