Weather Records on 25 July 1996

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1996. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 1996

On 25 July 1996, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 977 daily.
W Pt set a daily record precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 25 July 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 25 July 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bakchar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Many	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardnerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorum Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toguchin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 294.

Records on 25 July 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 34, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1996

Top 20 records on 25 July 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1996	W Pt, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1996	Bakchar, RU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Catemaco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Bingham 2 NE, US	all-time rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Sealy, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Many, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Brownsville, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Washington Sp, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	43 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

1795 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,016 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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Data for records on 1996-07-25: 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 25	721
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2