Weather Records on 6 October 1996

843 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1996. Highest significance: Sandheads, IN.

Key Facts for 6 October 1996

On 6 October 1996, 843 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 812 daily.
Sandheads set a daily record precipitation of 310.9 mm (12.2 in) on 6 October 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

843 stations

843 station records on 6 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	310.9 mm (12.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cagil	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tehuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caitas de Felipe Pescador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beralga Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olinala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bambari	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa del Valle	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durango (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tandarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aquespala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Caimanera (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicxulub Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bataquez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Slana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Slana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Comatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

843 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 236.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1996

Top 20 records on 6 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1996	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	310.9 mm (12.2 in)	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1996	Cagil, TM	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1996	Tehuacan, MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Caitas de Felipe Pescador, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Tomoo, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Hostotipaquillo, MX	all-time rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Tucson WFO, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Beralga Homestead, AU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Pioche, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Gastonia, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Tullochard, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Glenorie, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Tenterfield (Aberfeldie), AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 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

1802 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1996. 1996 had 843 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1996-10-06: 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 50	633
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1