Weather Records on 23 September 1996

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1996. Highest significance: Telchaquillo, MX.

Key Facts for 23 September 1996

On 23 September 1996, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 793 daily.
Telchaquillo set a daily record high minimum temperature of 32.8 C (91.0 F) on 23 September 1996.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 23 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madang W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parrish	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Divide	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madang W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sundsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 793.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

596 broken records

Margins by which the 596 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1996

Top 20 records on 23 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Budapest, HU	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Temascal, MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Nannup, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Joseph, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Tromso, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Madang W.O., PG	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Agedabia, LY	daily high min	29.5 C (85.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	118 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Wien, AT	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Richland, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Valdez WSO, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Lugansk, UA	daily low min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	94 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Parrish, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Grace, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	87 years	37 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 809 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 10	557
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2