Weather Records on 10 September 1996

1,003 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1996. Highest significance: Dorado 2 WNW, PR.

Key Facts for 10 September 1996

On 10 September 1996, 1,003 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 961 daily.
Dorado 2 WNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 10 September 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,003 stations

1,003 station records on 10 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Humaita (Samarita) .	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	285.5 mm (11.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elias Fausto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	275.1 mm (10.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Preston Lodge 2 Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Do Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santana de Parnaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferguson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McLeods Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roselandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,003 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 480, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	480
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 37, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

864 broken records

Margins by which the 864 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 247.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1996

Top 20 records on 10 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1996	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	monthly rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	monthly rain	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Canovanas, PR	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Brunswick Junction, AU	monthly rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Roelands Village, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Coamo 2 SW, PR	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Jayuya, PR	monthly rain	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Sao Vicente, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Manati 2 E, PR	all-time rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1996	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1996	Capel, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1996	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1996	Corozal Substn, PR	monthly rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1996	Humaita (Samarita) ., BR	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1996	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1996	San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, PR	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1996	Thomasville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1996	Condinup, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	54 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

1812 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1996. 1996 had 1,003 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-09-10: 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 50	843
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1