Weather Records on 31 July 1996

1,084 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1996. Highest significance: Selmer, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1996

On 31 July 1996, 1,084 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 368 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,035 daily.
Selmer set a daily record precipitation of 100.6 mm (4.0 in) on 31 July 1996.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,084 stations

1,084 station records on 31 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borisov	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bobruisk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,084 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 264, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	264
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 40, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1996

Top 20 records on 31 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1996	Selmer, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1996	Parma, US	monthly rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1996	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1996	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1996	Kokshetay, KZ	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Fairmont, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Ora Banda, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Ashland, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Borisov, BY	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Lake Cormorant, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Mineola, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Frankfort, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Bo-Downes, ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	151 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1996	Glenville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	50 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

1804 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1996. 1996 had 1,084 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-07-31: 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	663
10 to 20	84
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	23
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	4