Weather Records on 11 August 1996

1,147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1996. Highest significance: Chambers, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 1996

On 11 August 1996, 1,147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
522 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,101 daily.
Chambers set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 11 August 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,147 stations

1,147 station records on 11 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nienburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coyotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Haukes	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agostitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kreschenka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Machiques-Granja M.A.C.	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kozevnikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pastora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leitao da Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ubinskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itapira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,147 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 335.

Records on 11 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 39, daily 1,101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1996

Top 20 records on 11 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1996	Chambers, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1996	Hvar, HR	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1996	Barabinsk, RU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1996	Tomball, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Split Marjan, HR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare, BR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Nienburg, DE	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Coyotepec, MX	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Lake Mills, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Lindley 2N, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Dalian, CN	daily rain	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Gilman, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	De Haukes, NL	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Agostitlan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	McPherson, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Bakchar, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1996	Kreschenka, RU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	18 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 1,147 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	838
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1