Weather Records on 27 July 1996

950 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1996. Highest significance: Fowlers Gap Research Station, AU.

Key Facts for 27 July 1996

On 27 July 1996, 950 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 295 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 924 daily.
Fowlers Gap Research Station set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 27 July 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

950 stations

950 station records on 27 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pingliang	China	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbrier	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Cubba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Club Crocodile Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hodges Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marchmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muzi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

950 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 336.

Records on 27 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 924.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1996

Top 20 records on 27 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1996	Fowlers Gap Research Station, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1996	Pingliang, CN	all-time rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1996	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1996	Spearman, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1996	Longford, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1996	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Tibooburra (Fort Grey), AU	monthly rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Greenbrier, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Condinup, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Cobar (Cubba), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Tharwa General Store, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Club Crocodile Resort, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Durham Downs, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1996	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	46 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

1805 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1996. 1996 had 950 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1996-07-27: 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	591
10 to 20	78
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1