Weather Records on 7 September 1996

982 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1996. Highest significance: Dale Enterprise, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1996

On 7 September 1996, 982 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 932 daily.
Dale Enterprise set an all-time record daily precipitation of 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 7 September 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

982 stations

982 station records on 7 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vysokoje	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caitas de Felipe Pescador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Craigsville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

982 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 43, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1996

Top 20 records on 7 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1996	Dale Enterprise, US	all-time rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 September 1996	Bayard, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Elyria 3 E, US	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Wardensville R M Farm, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Meyersdale 2 SSW, US	all-time rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Woodstock 2 NE, US	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Winona, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Millersburg, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Savage Rvr Dam, US	all-time rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Upper Tract, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Wellfleet, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Philippi, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Ivdel, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1996	Greer, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1996	Buffalo Mills, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1996	Oberlin, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	58 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 982 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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Data for records on 1996-09-07: 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 20	678
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1