Weather Records on 7 October 1996

1,073 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1996. Highest significance: Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1996

On 7 October 1996, 1,073 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs) set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 7 October 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,073 stations

1,073 station records on 7 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
North Star Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Kallaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scone Scs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Parraweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bendena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loomberah (Pendene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ubirajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Community Postal Agen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle (Benoni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (Ravencroft)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,073 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 241, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 398.

Records on 7 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	241
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

864 broken records

Margins by which the 864 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 166.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1996

Top 20 records on 7 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1996	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Brunswick, US	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Brunswick-McKinnon AP, US	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1996	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Willow Tree (Green Hills), AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Douglas, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Sunnyside, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Albury, AU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Sullivans Is, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Veselaja Gorka, RU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Brookgreen Gardens, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	North Star Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	52 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 1,073 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 25	795
25 to 50	55
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1