Weather Records on 17 October 1996

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1996. Highest significance: Clear Lake, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1996

On 17 October 1996, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 346 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 961 daily.
Clear Lake set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 17 October 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 17 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
NE Nebraska Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 17 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 17 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1996

Top 20 records on 17 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1996	Clear Lake, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Canton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Prinshof, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Milan 1NW, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Pactola Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Rochford 2 WNW, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	River Falls, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Kuching, MY	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	St Peter, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Kenai AP, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Hay Springs 12 S, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	McDermitt, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1996	Mt Rushmore Nmem, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	43 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 987 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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 100	751
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1