Weather Records on 15 October 1996

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1996. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 15 October 1996

On 15 October 1996, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 443 daily.
Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 148.0 mm (5.8 in) on 15 October 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 15 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Piquete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Velazquez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Topaz Towalla Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boremba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Escuro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1996

Top 20 records on 15 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1996	Genoa, IT	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	161 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1996	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1996	Eddington Station, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Yakutat AP, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Low Holm Station, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Lands End Station, AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Malboona, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Represa Piquete, BR	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Ayutla, MX	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Homer AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Sirte, LY	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	40 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

1794 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 458 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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Data for records on 1996-10-15: 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 25	321
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1