Weather Records on 22 July 1996

1,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1996. Highest significance: Lebanon, US.

Key Facts for 22 July 1996

On 22 July 1996, 1,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,023 daily.
Lebanon set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 22 July 1996.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,062 stations

1,062 station records on 22 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pjarnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Machiques-Granja M.A.C.	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,062 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 22 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 1,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1996

Top 20 records on 22 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1996	Lebanon, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1996	Veraval, IN	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1996	Perillup, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Philippi, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Panindicuaro, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Vevay, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Pjarnu, EE	monthly low min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Machiques-Granja M.A.C., VE	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Flagstaff AP, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Canton 4N, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Statesville, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily high max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Xicatlacotla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	41 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 1,062 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 20	735
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1