Weather Records on 22 August 1996

942 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1996. Highest significance: Wellfleet, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1996

On 22 August 1996, 942 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 912 daily.
Wellfleet set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 22 August 1996.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

942 stations

942 station records on 22 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loten_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose del Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Papantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hindmarsh Valley (Springmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	184.3 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Transtrand_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Gonzalez Villarreal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Temextla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Castellanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Espinal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Emilio Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bognor Regis	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bavispe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balancan de Dominguez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

942 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 295.

Records on 22 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 912.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1996

Top 20 records on 22 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1996	Wellfleet, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1996	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1996	Palacios Muni AP, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Loten_D, SE	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Coimbatore/Peelamed, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Wilsonville, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Boos, DE	all-time rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Kronach, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Holyoke, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Juarez, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Alvin, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Kanchanaburi, TH	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	San Jose del Verde, MX	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Tecolutla, MX	monthly rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Skwentna, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	48 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

1802 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1996. 1996 had 942 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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Data for records on 1996-08-22: 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 20	669
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1