Weather Records on 19 July 1996

1,353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1996. Highest significance: Coonamble (Nardoo), AU.

Key Facts for 19 July 1996

On 19 July 1996, 1,353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
587 were record highs and 471 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Coonamble (Nardoo) set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 19 July 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,353 stations

1,353 station records on 19 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dubois Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urup	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abag Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Back Bay Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pechora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St. Leonards (Lowfields)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albright	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,353 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 394, Lowest daily minimum 276, Heaviest daily rainfall 295.

Records on 19 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	394
Lowest daily minimum	276
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 40, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,025 broken records

Margins by which the 1,025 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1996

Top 20 records on 19 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1996	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	105 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1996	Franklin, US	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1996	Dubois Rgnl AP, US	all-time rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1996	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1996	Togul, RU	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1996	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1996	Confluence 1 SW Dam, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Geelong Golf Club, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Shelford, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Belmont, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Bayard, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Westmere (Montreux), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Urup, RU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Terra Alta #1, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1996	Abag Qi, CN	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 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

1799 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1996. 1996 had 1,353 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 July 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 20	967
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1