Weather Records on 8 August 1996

814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1996. Highest significance: Evesham Station, AU.

Key Facts for 8 August 1996

On 8 August 1996, 814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 297 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 779 daily.
Evesham Station set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 8 August 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

814 stations

814 station records on 8 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reforma I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jartai	China	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose del Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

814 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 8 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1996

Top 20 records on 8 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1996	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	111 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1996	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1996	Greene, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1996	Baratria, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1996	Sodus 1W, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Sandia Park, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Calkini (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Sitiawan, MY	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Kantunilkin, MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Konotop, UA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Atlatlahuacan, MX	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Wheatfield, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Reforma I, MX	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Saint Anthony, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Levan, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Cimljansk, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Jackman, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1996	Defiance, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 814 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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Data for records on 1996-08-08: 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	479
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1