Weather Records on 8 September 1996

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1996. Highest significance: E Wareham, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1996

On 8 September 1996, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 587 daily.
E Wareham set a daily record precipitation of 130.3 mm (5.1 in) on 8 September 1996.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 8 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kudymkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monroeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuauhtemoc (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Rose	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ripon 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guamuchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Padany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenicia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caneyville 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sigonella	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Blanco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biritiba Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rauschberg Bei Ruhpolding	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Serov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1996

Top 20 records on 8 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1996	E Wareham, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Kudymkar, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Monroeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Cuauhtemoc (Cfe), MX	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Verhoture, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Newport Rose, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Ripon 5 NE, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Taunton, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Middleboro, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Sonnblick, AT	daily low max	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Guamuchil, MX	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Padany, RU	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Buras, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Sidney 1 S, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Keshan, CN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1996	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	41 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 609 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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	439
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2