Weather Records on 13 July 1996

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1996. Highest significance: Belfast, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1996

On 13 July 1996, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 899 daily.
Belfast set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 13 July 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 13 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kauhava Lentokentta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson Correctional Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Savukoski Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tammisaari Bromarv Vattlax	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sotuta (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estell Manor	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 324.

Records on 13 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 46, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1996

Top 20 records on 13 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1996	Belfast, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1996	Mohonk Lake, US	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1996	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1996	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1996	Greenville, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1996	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1996	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1996	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Haverhill, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Valley View, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	West Buxton 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Salisbury, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Painter 2 W, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Vienna, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Worcester, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Providence, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1996	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	51 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

1795 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 957 records.

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

Records on 07-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1824	1
1832	1
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	7
1889	6
1890	3
1891	4
1892	2
1893	5
1894	2
1895	11
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1900	2
1901	7
1902	7
1903	8
1904	9
1905	5
1906	17
1907	22
1908	11
1909	7
1910	16
1911	47
1912	79
1913	21
1914	50
1915	17
1916	45
1917	22
1918	160
1919	79
1920	30
1921	81
1922	34
1923	104
1924	147
1925	229
1926	426
1927	195
1928	146
1929	123
1930	443
1931	351
1932	349
1933	653
1934	445
1935	304
1936	999
1937	264
1938	188
1939	382
1940	891
1941	599
1942	282
1943	433
1944	302
1945	637
1946	318
1947	245
1948	407
1949	333
1950	849
1951	393
1952	730
1953	700
1954	1,044
1955	378
1956	436
1957	321
1958	324
1959	451
1960	470
1961	513
1962	615
1963	726
1964	1,023
1965	479
1966	649
1967	654
1968	427
1969	676
1970	410
1971	517
1972	861
1973	489
1974	569
1975	1,474
1976	650
1977	581
1978	437
1979	562
1980	1,127
1981	795
1982	513
1983	887
1984	817
1985	488
1986	918
1987	1,105
1988	898
1989	635
1990	1,762
1991	888
1992	1,293
1993	1,374
1994	1,340
1995	1,350
1996	957
1997	793
1998	1,274
1999	1,356
2000	978
2001	800
2002	1,546
2003	934
2004	686
2005	1,039
2006	1,179
2007	756
2008	672
2009	807
2010	1,192
2011	1,216
2012	1,283
2013	548
2014	540
2015	692
2016	667
2017	594
2018	435
2019	443
2020	668
2021	778
2022	686
2023	705
2024	908
2025	707
2026	1,124

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-07-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	647
20 to 40	70
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3