Weather Records on 24 July 1996

1,145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1996. Highest significance: Kimba (Curtinye), AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1996

On 24 July 1996, 1,145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
588 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,115 daily.
Kimba (Curtinye) set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 24 July 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,145 stations

1,145 station records on 24 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Posevnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aughrabies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rioverde (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ermakovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mata Mata	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Syria	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yushu	China	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tajga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Michoacanejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diepdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gate	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,145 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 357.

Records on 24 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 1,115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1996

Top 20 records on 24 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1996	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1996	Healy, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1996	Hooker, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Dillon, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Ixtlahuacan (Smn), MX	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Posevnaja, RU	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Aughrabies, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Rioverde (Dge), MX	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Steynsrus (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Ermakovskoe, RU	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Woodward, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Mount Cavenagh, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Mata Mata, NA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Kondoma, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1996	Twee Rivieren, BW	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	42 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 1,145 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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Data for records on 1996-07-24: 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 10	682
10 to 20	67
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1