Weather Records on 11 September 1996

1,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 1996. Highest significance: Albacete Los Llanos, ES.

Key Facts for 11 September 1996

On 11 September 1996, 1,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 990 daily.
Albacete Los Llanos set an all-time record daily precipitation of 146.6 mm (5.8 in) on 11 September 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

1,030 stations

1,030 station records on 11 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aldeinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Afton 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delfim Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba-II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	278.4 mm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peruibe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salesopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Do Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Varinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabeca da Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cachoeirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,030 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 440, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 35, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 1996

Top 20 records on 11 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1996	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	all-time rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Casuarina Vale, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Aldeinha, BR	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Tularosa, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Afton 6 NE, US	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Estancia 4N, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1996	Adjuntas 2 NW, PR	daily rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Diredawa, ET	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Jackson, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Caraguatatuba, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Sao Paulo, BR	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Sete Barras, BR	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1996	Montemorelos, MX	monthly high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	50 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

1809 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1996. 1996 had 1,030 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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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 50	848
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1