Weather Records on 15 September 1996

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1996. Highest significance: Jackman, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 1996

On 15 September 1996, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 412 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,174 daily.
Jackman set a daily record precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 15 September 1996.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 15 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ogurcovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin Gateway 10SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moskovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 7 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aratuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bragin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Willamette Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muja Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rauschberg Bei Ruhpolding	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 232, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 457, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	232
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	457
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 1,174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

943 broken records

Margins by which the 943 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1996

Top 20 records on 15 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1996	Jackman, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1996	Okeene, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1996	Ogurcovo, RU	monthly rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1996	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1996	Moosehead, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1996	Bolotnoe, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1996	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1996	Farmington, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Erick, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Willamina, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Waterloo, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Gallatin Gateway 10SSW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Madison, US	all-time rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Wonnenup, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1996	Gomel, BY	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 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

1797 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 1,212 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 25	882
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1