Weather Records on 18 July 1996

1,157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1996. Highest significance: Antioch, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1996

On 18 July 1996, 1,157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
514 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,104 daily.
Antioch set an all-time record daily precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 18 July 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,157 stations

1,157 station records on 18 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	429.5 mm (16.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	345.4 mm (13.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polebridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,157 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 223, Highest daily minimum 349, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	223
Highest daily minimum	349
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 37, daily 1,104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

882 broken records

Margins by which the 882 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 174.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1996

Top 20 records on 18 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1996	Antioch, US	all-time rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	84 years	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 July 1996	Morgantown Muni AP, US	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	119 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 July 1996	Brodhead Wwtp, US	monthly rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 July 1996	Aurora Water, US	all-time rain	429.5 mm (16.9 in)	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	41 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 July 1996	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	all-time rain	345.4 mm (13.6 in)	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	39 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1996	Wheaton 3 SE, US	all-time rain	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1996	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1996	Monroe Wwtp, US	all-time rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1996	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1996	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1996	Warsaw, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1996	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1996	Beira, MZ	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1996	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1996	Quelimane, MZ	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1996	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1996	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1996	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1996	Roseau, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1996	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	94 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 1,157 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1996-07-18: 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 25	824
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3