Weather Records on 18 August 1996

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1996. Highest significance: Columbus, US.

Key Facts for 18 August 1996

On 18 August 1996, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 738 daily.
Columbus set a monthly record daily precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 18 August 1996.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 18 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazenka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waco 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villanueva (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 18 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1996

Top 20 records on 18 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1996	Columbus, US	monthly rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Austin #2, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Lensk, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Baise, CN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Arivaca, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Natural Dam, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Bunker 4N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Morgan Mill, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Guildford Junction, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Nevada Wtp, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Vandalia, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Appleton City, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Louisiana, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	92 years	40 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 760 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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 20	565
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1