Weather Records on 14 August 1996

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1996. Highest significance: Goliad, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1996

On 14 August 1996, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
526 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 920 daily.
Goliad set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 14 August 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 14 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ulety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmitos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forquilhinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 14 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1996

Top 20 records on 14 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1996	Goliad, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Ulety, RU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Louisburg, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Joacaba, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Iizuka, JP	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Nouakchott, MR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Calkini (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Meeker, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Stanley, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Lodi, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Palmitos, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Salida, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Dillon, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Shimonoseki, JP	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	39 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 954 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-08-14: 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	630
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1