Weather Records on 6 August 1996

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1996. Highest significance: Onawa 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1996

On 6 August 1996, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
423 were record highs and 422 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,013 daily.
Onawa 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 6 August 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 6 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kitadaito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cacalotenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hailar	China	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 227, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 6 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	227
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

710 broken records

Margins by which the 710 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1996

Top 20 records on 6 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1996	Onawa 3NW, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	De Kalb, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Condon, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Calkini (Smn), MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Williams, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Kaycee, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Kitadaito, JP	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Oosterbeek, NL	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Cacalotenango, MX	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Riggins, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Crawford 5 W, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1996	Heppner, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 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

1794 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,038 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-08-06: 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	686
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2