Weather Records on 26 July 1996

1,104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1996. Highest significance: Cordillo Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1996

On 26 July 1996, 1,104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 385 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,071 daily.
Cordillo Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 26 July 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,104 stations

1,104 station records on 26 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Davenport Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler Heights	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ooratippra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Cubba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ray Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soljanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenicia	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandringham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,104 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 196, Heaviest daily rainfall 416.

Records on 26 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	196
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 1,071.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

866 broken records

Margins by which the 866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1996

Top 20 records on 26 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1996	Cordillo Downs, AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 July 1996	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1996	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	101 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1996	Warenda, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1996	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1996	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1996	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1996	Arrabury Station, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1996	Davenport Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Chandler Heights, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Ooratippra, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Hamilton Station, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Tarbes - Ossun, FR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Sierra Blanca 2 E, US	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Currawilla Station, AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Cobar (Cubba), AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Espoey, FR	monthly rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Cluny, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	52 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

1795 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,104 records.

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

Records on 07-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1820	1
1832	3
1834	1
1838	2
1843	4
1846	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	3
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	4
1870	1
1872	4
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	5
1892	1
1895	4
1897	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	8
1902	2
1903	2
1904	20
1905	5
1906	9
1907	16
1908	9
1909	21
1910	11
1911	63
1912	24
1913	15
1914	28
1915	24
1916	64
1917	64
1918	88
1919	73
1920	87
1921	73
1922	94
1923	74
1924	98
1925	194
1926	119
1927	46
1928	219
1929	227
1930	678
1931	492
1932	134
1933	513
1934	516
1935	258
1936	1,266
1937	424
1938	269
1939	307
1940	707
1941	434
1942	236
1943	275
1944	457
1945	389
1946	458
1947	410
1948	342
1949	419
1950	618
1951	234
1952	418
1953	355
1954	393
1955	551
1956	353
1957	343
1958	311
1959	379
1960	391
1961	456
1962	947
1963	517
1964	344
1965	384
1966	418
1967	292
1968	340
1969	509
1970	385
1971	932
1972	679
1973	797
1974	465
1975	570
1976	801
1977	958
1978	505
1979	1,061
1980	591
1981	1,109
1982	558
1983	1,320
1984	1,001
1985	898
1986	813
1987	1,260
1988	932
1989	1,053
1990	936
1991	816
1992	648
1993	1,403
1994	1,252
1995	1,167
1996	1,104
1997	964
1998	1,312
1999	1,007
2000	1,287
2001	1,278
2002	773
2003	1,179
2004	1,534
2005	1,461
2006	1,454
2007	951
2008	809
2009	720
2010	1,465
2011	919
2012	885
2013	640
2014	726
2015	589
2016	666
2017	642
2018	921
2019	939
2020	653
2021	912
2022	894
2023	789
2024	758
2025	1,119
2026	1,272

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Data for records on 1996-07-26: 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 20	783
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1