Weather Records on 11 July 1996

1,283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1996. Highest significance: Hooker, US.

Key Facts for 11 July 1996

On 11 July 1996, 1,283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
485 were record highs and 612 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,187 daily.
Hooker set a daily record low maximum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 11 July 1996.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,283 stations

1,283 station records on 11 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tompo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kystovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,283 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 406, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 206, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 11 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	406
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	206
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 82, daily 1,187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

955 broken records

Margins by which the 955 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1996

Top 20 records on 11 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1996	Hooker, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1996	Conway, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1996	Kargopol, RU	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Meade, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Ulysses 3NE, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Camden 1, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Apache, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Russell Springs, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Subiaco, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Dumas, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Hope 3 NE, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Pine Bluff, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Gavar, AM	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Tompo, RU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Mena, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1996	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	65 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

1813 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1996. 1996 had 1,283 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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Data for records on 1996-07-11: 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	881
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1