Weather Records on 30 July 1996

1,317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1996. Highest significance: Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU.

Key Facts for 30 July 1996

On 30 July 1996, 1,317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,264 daily.
Coranderrk Badger Weir set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 30 July 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,317 stations

1,317 station records on 30 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	156.9 mm (6.2 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bentleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pindawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Riana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,317 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 250, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 560.

Records on 30 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	250
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	560
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 47, daily 1,264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,010 broken records

Margins by which the 1,010 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 323.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1996

Top 20 records on 30 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1996	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	105 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 July 1996	Ohotsk, RU	all-time rain	156.9 mm (6.2 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 July 1996	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Garfield, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Osijek, HR	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Mornington, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Weeaproinah, AU	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Cheltenham Kingston Centre, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Perryton, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Bentleigh, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Mitcham, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Defiance, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Morawa, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1996	Powelltown Dnre, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1,317 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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Data for records on 1996-07-30: 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 50	1,000
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1