Weather Records on 20 October 1996

1,417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1996. Highest significance: E Wareham, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1996

On 20 October 1996, 1,417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 475 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,357 daily.
E Wareham set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 20 October 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,417 stations

1,417 station records on 20 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rodewisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zionsville 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,417 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 233, Heaviest daily rainfall 567, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 20 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	233
Heaviest daily rainfall	567
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 20 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 56, daily 1,357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,157 broken records

Margins by which the 1,157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1996

Top 20 records on 20 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1996	E Wareham, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Jersey City, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Windham 3 E, US	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Durham, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Matamoras, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Bedford, US	all-time rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Brockton, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Middleton, US	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Hemlock, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Little Falls, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Westhope, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Clarendon, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1996	Newton, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1996	Chemung, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1996	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1996	Zwieselberg, DE	monthly rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1996	Boston, US	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1996	Blue Hill Lcd, US	all-time rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	57 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 1,417 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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Data for records on 1996-10-20: 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 50	1,085
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1