Weather Records on 19 September 1996

1,069 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1996. Highest significance: Davilla 2N, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1996

On 19 September 1996, 1,069 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
412 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,009 daily.
Davilla 2N set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 19 September 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,069 stations

1,069 station records on 19 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Davilla 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wessington Springs 7SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gajny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad Nueva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore 23 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hague	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kitadaito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bretigny-Sur-Orge	France	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,069 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 19 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 19 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 54, daily 1,009.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1996

Top 20 records on 19 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1996	Davilla 2N, US	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1996	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1996	New England, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1996	Gann Valley 4NW, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1996	Wessington Springs 7SW, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1996	Gajny, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Onida 4 NW, US	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Soledad Nueva, MX	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Corsicana, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Lowell, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Spencer 6 SSE, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	N Platte Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Sao Goncalo, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Big Springs, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Ipswich, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Stephan 2 NW, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1996	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 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

1805 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1996. 1996 had 1,069 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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	781
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	3