Weather Records on 17 June 1996

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1996. Highest significance: Nes Pa Hedmark, NO.

Key Facts for 17 June 1996

On 17 June 1996, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 720 daily.
Nes Pa Hedmark set a daily record precipitation of 43.5 mm (1.7 in) on 17 June 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 17 June 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westby 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Al III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad Nueva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanguj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cashton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martintown 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 311.

Records on 17 June 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1996

Top 20 records on 17 June 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1996	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1996	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1996	Two Rivers, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1996	Westby 3ENE, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Geilo, NO	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Al III, NO	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Vinson, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	St Peter, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll, NO	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Abjorsbraten, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Boverdal, NO	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Galena, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Jewell, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Windom, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1996	Cadillac, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	45 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

1807 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1996. 1996 had 750 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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 10	441
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	18
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2