Weather Records on 29 September 1996

1,356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1996. Highest significance: Gerang Gerung, AU.

Key Facts for 29 September 1996

On 29 September 1996, 1,356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,298 daily.
Gerang Gerung set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 29 September 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,356 stations

1,356 station records on 29 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Kelgoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Salisbury (Lynbar))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Komstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cloyne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selvister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,356 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 906, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	906
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 1,298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,200 broken records

Margins by which the 1,200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1996

Top 20 records on 29 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1996	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Antwerp, AU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	103 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Jeparit, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Kingston SE (Keilira Station), AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1996	Ulan Water, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1996	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1996	Wanaaring (Owen Downs), AU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1996	Sunny Corner (Snow Line), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1996	Hemse, SE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1996	Rudall, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1996	Appila, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	56 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

1836 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1996. 1996 had 1,356 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1996-09-29: 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 20	1,092
20 to 40	95
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2