Weather Records on 12 September 1996

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1996. Highest significance: Orebro, SE.

Key Facts for 12 September 1996

On 12 September 1996, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 983 daily.
Orebro set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 12 September 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 12 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Katrineholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Simonstorp_O	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lekeberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kolsva	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lisjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vrena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vastvalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Luminarias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Andrelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saffle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
On	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erikstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telningsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Desviacion Alta Al Pedregal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Finspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mjuamala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delfim Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cascata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lorena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 411, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	411
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 25, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

846 broken records

Margins by which the 846 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1996

Top 20 records on 12 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1996	Orebro, SE	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	129 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 September 1996	Katrineholm_D, SE	monthly rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1996	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1996	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1996	Alberga, SE	all-time rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1996	Nybro-Slattingebygd D, SE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Simonstorp_O, SE	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Cloudskraal, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Lekeberga, SE	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Kolsva, SE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Nieuwoudville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Flen, SE	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Hallsberg, SE	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Lisjo, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Vrena, SE	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Vastvalla, SE	all-time rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Luminarias, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	51 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,014 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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Data for records on 1996-09-12: 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	783
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1