Weather Records on 12 July 1996

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1996. Highest significance: Laane-Nigula, EE.

Key Facts for 12 July 1996

On 12 July 1996, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 346 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 906 daily.
Laane-Nigula set an all-time record daily precipitation of 80.2 mm (3.2 in) on 12 July 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 12 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laane-Nigula	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Heltermaa	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Tvarminne	Finland	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarina Yltoinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Russaro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ceballos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Rvr McAf	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tammisaari Bromarv Vattlax	Finland	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kileer	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donetsk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newald 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hornos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orel	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kardla	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Salada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 12 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 33, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

721 broken records

Margins by which the 721 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1996

Top 20 records on 12 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1996	Laane-Nigula, EE	all-time rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1996	Kihnu, EE	all-time rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1996	Kurilsk, RU	monthly rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1996	Heltermaa, EE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Hanko Tvarminne, FI	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Kaarina Yltoinen, FI	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Brjansk, RU	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Kuressaare, EE	all-time rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Autlan, MX	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Hanko Russaro, FI	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Ceballos, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Kursk, RU	all-time high min	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Wilmington Intl AP, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	New Rvr McAf, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Tammisaari Bromarv Vattlax, FI	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1996	Kileer, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 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

1796 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 964 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1996-07-12: 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	680
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1