Weather Records on 5 September 1996

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1996. Highest significance: Sonnblick, AT.

Key Facts for 5 September 1996

On 5 September 1996, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 732 daily.
Sonnblick set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 5 September 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 5 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westby	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Chique	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville 6SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Hurtado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Temextla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuauhtemoc (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotlanejo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apaseo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotuta (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piquete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zunyi	China	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tunel .	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1996

Top 20 records on 5 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1996	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1996	Towner 2 NE, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1996	Westby, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Buenavista, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	El Chique, MX	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Gadag, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Temascal, MX	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Lawn, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Siwa, EG	monthly high max	44.1 C (111.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Davenport, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Ben Lomond, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Rugby, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Krasnojarsk, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Heber, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Appomattox, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Scottsville 6SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1996	Presa Hurtado, MX	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	38 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

1802 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1996. 1996 had 773 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-09-05: 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 10	453
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1