Weather Records on 2 August 1996

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1996. Highest significance: Gurabo Substn, PR.

Key Facts for 2 August 1996

On 2 August 1996, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 777 daily.
Gurabo Substn set a daily record precipitation of 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 2 August 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 2 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coyotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nadym	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glommerstrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piney Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atenguillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bataquez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 2 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1996

Top 20 records on 2 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1996	Gurabo Substn, PR	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Sigmaringen-Laiz, DE	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Cihuatlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Glenwood 4 NNE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Appleton City, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Xiamen, CN	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Apazulco, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Fillmore, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Colville, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Portland, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Greer, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Jerome, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1996	Malvern, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	109 years	41 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

1812 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1996. 1996 had 824 records.

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

Records on 08-02 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1816	2
1828	1
1829	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1863	3
1864	1
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	4
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	2
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	21
1906	21
1907	22
1908	39
1909	25
1910	15
1911	43
1912	52
1913	22
1914	15
1915	42
1916	53
1917	115
1918	37
1919	21
1920	45
1921	88
1922	39
1923	128
1924	138
1925	175
1926	200
1927	308
1928	262
1929	210
1930	600
1931	320
1932	334
1933	542
1934	458
1935	457
1936	391
1937	389
1938	544
1939	762
1940	237
1941	279
1942	354
1943	528
1944	487
1945	269
1946	377
1947	453
1948	455
1949	355
1950	504
1951	305
1952	268
1953	448
1954	371
1955	788
1956	670
1957	339
1958	360
1959	388
1960	637
1961	538
1962	396
1963	314
1964	949
1965	798
1966	462
1967	234
1968	445
1969	395
1970	439
1971	1,048
1972	620
1973	635
1974	513
1975	907
1976	1,098
1977	569
1978	685
1979	569
1980	822
1981	679
1982	819
1983	718
1984	595
1985	742
1986	632
1987	1,062
1988	1,068
1989	1,087
1990	1,055
1991	798
1992	1,132
1993	954
1994	986
1995	1,333
1996	824
1997	794
1998	1,183
1999	1,205
2000	920
2001	947
2002	1,039
2003	1,277
2004	752
2005	961
2006	1,736
2007	834
2008	888
2009	1,106
2010	1,315
2011	1,310
2012	758
2013	817
2014	813
2015	666
2016	608
2017	938
2018	1,097
2019	471
2020	699
2021	835
2022	861
2023	887
2024	1,337
2025	756
2026	1,130

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Data for records on 1996-08-02: 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	533
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1