Weather Records on 1 January 1996

1,360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1996. Highest significance: Gawler Council Depot, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1996

On 1 January 1996, 1,360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,309 daily.
Gawler Council Depot set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 1 January 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,360 stations

1,360 station records on 1 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Itaici	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guarapari (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anchieta (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphettville Raceco	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,360 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 598, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 92.

Records on 1 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	598
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	92

Records on 1 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 45, daily 1,309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,140 broken records

Margins by which the 1,140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1996

Top 20 records on 1 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1996	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	130 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 January 1996	Titusville, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Itaici, BR	all-time rain	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Roseworthy, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Mindarie, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Blue Earth, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1996	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Ocala, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Venice, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Virginia Sheedy Road, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Smithfield, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Lameroo Comparison, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1996	Napa State Hospital, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	56 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

1798 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1996. 1996 had 1,360 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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Data for records on 1996-01-01: 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 100	1,111
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1