Weather Records on 9 September 1996

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1996. Highest significance: Santa Isabel 2 ENE, PR.

Key Facts for 9 September 1996

On 9 September 1996, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 779 daily.
Santa Isabel 2 ENE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 309.9 mm (12.2 in) on 9 September 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 9 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Isabel 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Jurumirim (Cesp)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adamantina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Fazenda Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ubirajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Universo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alfredo Marcondes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Dos Lemes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itaici	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1996

Top 20 records on 9 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1996	Santa Isabel 2 ENE, PR	all-time rain	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1996	Salem, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1996	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Rinopolis, BR	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Moorland (Coopernook State For, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Morro Do Chiqueiro, BR	monthly rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	daily rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Aracatuba, BR	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Usina Jurumirim (Cesp), BR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Guayabal, PR	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Nova Bremen, BR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Bakchar, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Russellville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Aldeinha, BR	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1996	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	13 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

1806 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1996. 1996 had 809 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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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	582
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1