Weather Records on 27 September 1996

1,468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1996. Highest significance: Hopkinsville, US.

Key Facts for 27 September 1996

On 27 September 1996, 1,468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 421 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,416 daily.
Hopkinsville set a daily record precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 27 September 1996.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,468 stations

1,468 station records on 27 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muntadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kwinana Bp Refinery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maridalsoset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piney Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Espedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ukkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlestown 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,468 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 233, Heaviest daily rainfall 651, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 27 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	233
Heaviest daily rainfall	651
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 27 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 1,416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,175 broken records

Margins by which the 1,175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 174.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1996

Top 20 records on 27 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1996	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Biri, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Lead Hill, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Wonnenup, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Odell 2 N, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1996	Muntadgin, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Ouray, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Beito, NO	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Geilo, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Portland, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Orange, US	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1996	Dayton Intl AP, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 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

1799 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1996. 1996 had 1,468 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Data for records on 1996-09-27: 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 25	1,052
25 to 50	71
50 to 75	33
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3