Weather Records on 23 July 1996

1,227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1996. Highest significance: Sterkstroom, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 July 1996

On 23 July 1996, 1,227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
695 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,193 daily.
Sterkstroom set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 23 July 1996.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,227 stations

1,227 station records on 23 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sterkstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uitsig	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cakir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swifterbant	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vioolsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pope AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,227 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 348, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 347, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 281.

Records on 23 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	348
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	347
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 28, daily 1,193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1996

Top 20 records on 23 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1996	Sterkstroom, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1996	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1996	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Bulyee, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Egvekinot, RU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Ixtlahuacan (Smn), MX	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Greensburg, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Uitsig, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Rouveen, NL	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Sparta 1 W, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Enisejsk, RU	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Rushville, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	State College, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Kalabasput, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	San Juanillo, MX	monthly low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 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

1794 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,227 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 10	761
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1