Weather Records on 21 July 1996

1,141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1996. Highest significance: Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1996

On 21 July 1996, 1,141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
467 were record highs and 467 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Narracan East (Lynnsmere) set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 21 July 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,141 stations

1,141 station records on 21 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sergac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uglic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suhinici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	206.1 mm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Playon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,141 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 21 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 34, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

826 broken records

Margins by which the 826 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1996

Top 20 records on 21 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1996	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Tarko-Sale, RU	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Batesville, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Concordia, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Yokohama, JP	daily rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Quelimane, MZ	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Alejskaja, RU	all-time rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Sweet Springs, US	all-time rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Versailles, US	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Madalya, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Mozajsk, RU	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Sergac, RU	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Avon, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Sedalia Wtp, US	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	47 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

1794 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,141 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Data for records on 1996-07-21: 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 2026-10-13 (13 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	777
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1