Weather Records on 20 August 1996

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1996. Highest significance: Manistee 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 1996

On 20 August 1996, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 869 daily.
Manistee 3SE set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 20 August 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

900 stations

900 station records on 20 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Solvaer	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altrier	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newtown Linford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jasga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temixco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jartai	China	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 20 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 869.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1996

Top 20 records on 20 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1996	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1996	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1996	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1996	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1996	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Zapaluta, MX	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Nord-Solvaer, NO	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Kanopolis Lake, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Altrier, LU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Ubachsberg, NL	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Luroy, NO	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	119 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Newtown Linford, GB	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Jasga, TM	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Alice, US	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1996	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs), MX	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 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

1797 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 900 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 25	695
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1