Weather Records on 24 September 1996

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1996. Highest significance: Njurba, RU.

Key Facts for 24 September 1996

On 24 September 1996, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 654 daily.
Njurba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 24 September 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 24 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Njurba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Undameo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liubashivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grovespring 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1996

Top 20 records on 24 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1996	Njurba, RU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1996	Miercurea Ciuc, RO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Botosani, RO	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Pompano Beach, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Anadyr, RU	daily low min	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Valley Park, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	118 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Mohyliv-Podilskyi, UA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Temascal, MX	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Flahult, SE	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Santiago Undameo, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Galati, RO	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	38 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

1803 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1996. 1996 had 676 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	452
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1