Weather Records on 5 August 1996

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1996. Highest significance: Storm Lake, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1996

On 5 August 1996, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 994 daily.
Storm Lake set a daily record precipitation of 155.2 mm (6.1 in) on 5 August 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 5 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beemer	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marfa 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
NE Nebraska Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 272.

Records on 5 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 994.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1996

Top 20 records on 5 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1996	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1996	Beemer, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1996	Osmond, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1996	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Lyons, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	W Pt, US	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Schuyler, US	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Madison, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Emmetsburg, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Malin Head, IE	monthly rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Clarkson, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Milan, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Tekamah, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Armagh, GB	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	151 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Denison, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 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 1,029 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-08-05: 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	661
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3