Weather Records on 9 October 1996

1,047 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1996. Highest significance: Forest Home Station, AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1996

On 9 October 1996, 1,047 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
601 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 983 daily.
Forest Home Station set a daily record precipitation of 40.2 mm (1.6 in) on 9 October 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,047 stations

1,047 station records on 9 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forest Home Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willows Gemfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,047 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 447, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	447
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1996

Top 20 records on 9 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1996	Forest Home Station, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1996	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1996	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1996	Maylands, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1996	Koolatah Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Biboohra, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Bologna, IT	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Mina, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Clearwater, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Caledonia, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Encarnacion, PY	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Werrina, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Holmleigh, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Petersham 3 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	Clover Valley, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	44 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,047 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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Data for records on 1996-10-09: 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	748
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1