Weather Records on 1 August 1996

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1996. Highest significance: Avoca (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 1 August 1996

On 1 August 1996, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 314 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,058 daily.
Avoca (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 1 August 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 1 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yekimtsevo (Kologriv)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rennick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee (Hazelton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Cacahuatepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Narrawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvesta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley (Siding)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forthside Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 468.

Records on 1 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 58, daily 1,058.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

837 broken records

Margins by which the 837 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1996

Top 20 records on 1 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1996	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1996	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1996	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Cordell, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Moyhu, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Centralia, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Glenorchy, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	monthly high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Valley Falls 3 SW, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Yekimtsevo (Kologriv), RU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Balfour, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Orlando Intl AP, US	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Rennick, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	122 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	48 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

1797 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 1,118 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1996-08-01: 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	776
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1