Weather Records on 10 August 1996

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1996. Highest significance: Winfield 3NE, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1996

On 10 August 1996, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,002 daily.
Winfield 3NE set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 10 August 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 10 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Spring Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pardinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Camalote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta Grossa-Vila Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Porvenir (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huaquechula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balsa Do Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 416.

Records on 10 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 1,002.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1996

Top 20 records on 10 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1996	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1996	Lynch, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1996	Cerro Azul, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Pickstown, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Coyuquilla, MX	monthly rain	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Turvo, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Wuzhou, CN	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Houston Spring Branch, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	De Ridder, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Rio Pardinho, BR	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Buckhorn, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	El Camalote, MX	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata), BR	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Ashland, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1996	Inman 5SW, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	45 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

1814 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1996. 1996 had 1,027 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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Data for records on 1996-08-10: 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	664
10 to 20	93
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	3