Weather Records on 4 August 1996

1,143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1996. Highest significance: Columbus 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1996

On 4 August 1996, 1,143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 382 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,098 daily.
Columbus 3 NE set a daily record precipitation of 98.8 mm (3.9 in) on 4 August 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,143 stations

1,143 station records on 4 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	359.3 mm (14.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Noblesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oufontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hindmarsh Valley (Fernbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lillian Rock (Williams Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blouboskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirs	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,143 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 355.

Records on 4 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 41, daily 1,098.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1996

Top 20 records on 4 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1996	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1996	Shijiazhuang, CN	all-time rain	359.3 mm (14.1 in)	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	32 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1996	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1996	Noblesfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1996	Sandpan, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1996	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Hay Springs, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Rushville, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Liberty, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Rietbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Oufontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Sioux Rapids, US	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Tarbes - Ossun, FR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 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

1815 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1996. 1996 had 1,143 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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Data for records on 1996-08-04: 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	786
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1