Weather Records on 7 August 1996

1,107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1996. Highest significance: Cork Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1996

On 7 August 1996, 1,107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 392 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Cork Station set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 7 August 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,107 stations

1,107 station records on 7 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caitas de Felipe Pescador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quedlinburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syr-Darja	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leloiov	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,107 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 271, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 7 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	271
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1996

Top 20 records on 7 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1996	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1996	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	122 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1996	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1996	Platteville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Levan, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Caitas de Felipe Pescador, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Quedlinburg, DE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	McDermitt, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Norwich, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Flinders Island Airport, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Cloquet, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Marquette, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Syr-Darja, UZ	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1996	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	87 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

1808 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1996. 1996 had 1,107 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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Data for records on 1996-08-07: 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 10	720
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2