Weather Records on 15 July 1996

1,076 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1996. Highest significance: Wandagee, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1996

On 15 July 1996, 1,076 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,023 daily.
Wandagee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 159.8 mm (6.3 in) on 15 July 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,076 stations

1,076 station records on 15 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ella Valla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hill Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Ilimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnetharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Errabiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cerlak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bradfordsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wandana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,076 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 406.

Records on 15 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 49, daily 1,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

836 broken records

Margins by which the 836 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1996

Top 20 records on 15 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1996	Wandagee, AU	monthly rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	64 years	79 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Warroora, AU	monthly rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Doorawarrah, AU	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Barnong, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Williambury, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Greensburg, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Kjusjur, RU	all-time rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Yalgoo, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Yuinmery, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Ella Valla, AU	monthly rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Jimba Jimba, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Winning, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1996	Hill Springs, AU	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1,076 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-07-15: 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	749
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3