Weather Records on 8 July 1996

1,356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1996. Highest significance: Camperdown, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 July 1996

On 8 July 1996, 1,356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
591 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,312 daily.
Camperdown set a daily record precipitation of 67.5 mm (2.7 in) on 8 July 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,356 stations

1,356 station records on 8 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalpowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhauser	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vatterode-Grafenstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaike-Maarja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgersburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,356 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 423.

Records on 8 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 35, daily 1,312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,024 broken records

Margins by which the 1,024 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1996

Top 20 records on 8 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1996	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1996	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1996	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1996	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1996	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1996	Belleville, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1996	Kalpowar, AU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1996	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1996	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhauser, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Biloxi, US	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Vatterode-Grafenstuhl, DE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Fort Donald (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Mount Olive, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	52 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 1,356 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-07-08: 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	925
20 to 40	78
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1