Weather Records on 17 July 1996

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1996. Highest significance: Onawa 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1996

On 17 July 1996, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 872 daily.
Onawa 3NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 231.6 mm (9.1 in) on 17 July 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 17 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	305.3 mm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Allandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Trasquila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pietersburg Muni	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 282.

Records on 17 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 27, daily 872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1996

Top 20 records on 17 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1996	Onawa 3NW, US	all-time rain	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 July 1996	Mapleton No.2, US	all-time rain	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	56 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 July 1996	Denison, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Pafuri, ZA	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Homer 3NE, US	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Newcastle, US	all-time rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Eiland, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Castana Exp Farm, US	all-time rain	305.3 mm (12.0 in)	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Hartington, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Walthill 1E, US	monthly rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Carroll, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1996	Groblersplaas, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1996	Sioux City Perry Creek, US	all-time rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1996	Marion, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1996	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1996	Harlan, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	54 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 911 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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 25	669
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1