Weather Records on 19 October 1996

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1996. Highest significance: Selinsgrove 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1996

On 19 October 1996, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 792 daily.
Selinsgrove 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 19 October 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 19 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allegany	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shokan Brown Station	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 19 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 19 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1996

Top 20 records on 19 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1996	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1996	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1996	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1996	Kasilof 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1996	Baia Mare, RO	monthly rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1996	Lambertville, US	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1996	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Herold (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Ridgway, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	State College, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Plainfield, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Bloserville 1 N, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Landisville 2 NW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Davenport, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Ringwood, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	New Milford, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Williamsburg, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1996	Westbrook, AU	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	47 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

1806 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1996. 1996 had 829 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 50	629
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	4