Weather Records on 10 October 1996

993 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1996. Highest significance: Low Isles Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1996

On 10 October 1996, 993 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
633 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 911 daily.
Low Isles Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 185.6 mm (7.3 in) on 10 October 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

993 stations

993 station records on 10 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.4 mm (8.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gordonvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.4 mm (8.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Towalla Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tully River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.9 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Viola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

993 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 486, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 10 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	486
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 10 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 82, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1996

Top 20 records on 10 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1996	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	79 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 October 1996	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	monthly rain	204.4 mm (8.0 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 October 1996	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	monthly rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Coen Airport Evap, AU	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	monthly rain	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Koah, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Koolburra, AU	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Daintree Tea, AU	monthly rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1996	Gordonvale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1996	Fairview Outstation, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1996	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1996	Coen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1996	Wrotham Park, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1996	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1996	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1996	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 993 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 20	683
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1